Maxioms by William Penn
Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many read more
Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.
Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the read more
Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it.
She is but half a wife that is not, nor is capable of being, a friend.
She is but half a wife that is not, nor is capable of being, a friend.
Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live read more
Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it
Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it
