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Quote by William Penn
Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancient

Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns. – William Penn

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A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. – William Penn

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