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True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sl

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn

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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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