"He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care."
-William Penn
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"Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers.“
-William Penn
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"Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform."
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"Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers."
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"Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee."
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"For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity."
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"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst."
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"I agree with just about everyone in the reform debate when they say 'If you like what you have, you should be able to keep it.' But the truth is that none of the health reform bills making their way through Congress actually delivers on that promise."
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"The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see."
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"Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time."
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"The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature."
-Lewis Thomas
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