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Some fruits of solitude in reflections and maxims relating to the conduct of human life. Licens'd, May 24. 1693.
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Penn, William, 1644-1718.
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Wing P1367; ESTC R216936
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be_v right_o if_o it_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v do_v if_o not_o prudent_a though_o just_o it_o be_v not_o adviseable_a he_o that_o lose_v by_o get_v have_v better_o lose_v than_o get_v 156._o knowledge_n be_v the_o treasure_n but_o judgement_n the_o treasurer_n of_o a_o wise_a man._n 157._o if_o thou_o will_v be_v obey_v be_v a_o father_n be_v a_o son_n be_v obedient_a 158._o he_o that_o beget_v thou_o owe_v thou_o and_o have_v a_o natural_a right_n over_o thou_o 159._o next_o to_o god_n thy_o parent_n next_o they_o the_o magistrate_n 160._o remember_v thou_o be_v not_o more_o indebt_v to_o thy_o parent_n for_o thy_o nature_n than_o for_o their_o love_n and_o care_n 161._o rebellion_n in_o child_n be_v therefore_o death_n by_o god_n law_n and_o the_o next_o sin_n to_o idolatry_n which_o be_v renounce_v of_o god_n the_o great_a parent_n of_o all_o 162._o obedience_n to_o parent_n be_v not_o only_o our_o duty_n but_o our_o interest_n we_o receive_v our_o life_n from_o they_o and_o prolong_v it_o by_o obey_v they_o for_o obedience_n be_v the_o first_o commandment_n with_o promise_n 163._o the_o obligation_n be_v as_o indissolvable_a as_o the_o relation_n 164._o if_o we_o must_v not_o disobey_v god_n to_o obey_v they_o at_o least_o we_o must_v let_v they_o see_v when_o we_o do_v disobey_v they_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o else_o in_o our_o refusal_n for_o some_o unjust_a command_n can_v excuse_v the_o general_a neglect_n of_o our_o duty_n 165._o a_o man_n in_o business_n must_v put_v up_o many_o affront_v if_o he_o love_v his_o own_o quiet_a 166._o we_o must_v not_o pretend_v to_o see_v all_o that_o we_o see_v if_o we_o will_v be_v easy_a 167._o it_o be_v endless_a to_o dispute_v upon_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v disputable_a 168._o a_o vindictive_a temper_n be_v not_o only_o uneasy_a to_o other_o but_o to_o they_o that_o have_v it_o 169._o rare_o promise_v but_o if_o lawful_a constant_o perform_v 170._o hasty_a resolution_n be_v of_o the_o nature_n of_o vow_n and_o to_o be_v equal_o avoid_v 171._o i_o will_v never_o do_v this_o say_v one_o yet_o do_v it_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o do_v that_o say_v another_o but_o flag_n upon_o second_o thought_n or_o do_v it_o though_o awkardly_a for_o his_o word_n sake_n as_o if_o it_o be_v worse_a to_o break_v his_o word_n than_o to_o do_v a_o miss_v in_o keep_v it_o 172._o wear_v none_o of_o thou_o own_o chain_n but_o keep_v free_a whilst_o thou_o be_v free_a 173._o it_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o passion_n that_o wisdom_n correct_v to_o lay_v thyself_o under_o resolution_n that_o can_v be_v well_o make_v and_o must_v be_v worse_o perform_v 174._o avoid_v all_o thou_o can_v be_v entrust_v but_o do_v thy_o utmost_a to_o discharge_v the_o trust_n thou_o undertake_v for_o carelessness_n be_v injurious_a if_o not_o unjust_a 175._o the_o glory_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v fidelity_n which_o can_v be_v without_o diligence_n as_o well_o as_o truth_n 176._o fidelity_n have_v enfranchise_a slave_n and_o adopt_a servant_n to_o be_v son_n 177._o reward_v a_o good_a servant_n well_o and_o rather_o quit_v than_o disquiet_v thyself_o with_o a_o ill_a one_o 178._o mix_v kindness_n with_o authority_n and_o rule_v more_o by_o discretion_n than_o rigour_n 179._o if_o thy_o servant_n be_v faulty_a strive_v rather_o to_o convince_v he_o of_o his_o error_n than_o discover_v thy_o passion_n and_o when_o he_o be_v sensible_a forgive_v he_o 180._o remember_v he_o be_v thy_o fellow-creature_n and_o that_o god_n goodness_n not_o thy_o merit_n have_v make_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o thou_o and_o he_o 181._o let_v not_o thy_o child_n domineer_v over_o thy_o servant_n nor_o suffer_v they_o to_o slight_v thy_o child_n 182._o suppress_v tales_n in_o the_o general_a but_o where_o a_o matter_n require_v notice_n encourage_v the_o complaint_n and_o right_o the_o aggrieve_v 183._o if_o thou_o be_v a_o child_n thou_o be_v to_o entreat_v and_o not_o to_o command_v and_o if_o a_o servant_n to_o comply_v where_o thou_o do_v not_o obey_v 184._o though_o there_o shall_v be_v but_o one_o master_n and_o mistress_n in_o a_o family_n yet_o servant_n shall_v remember_v that_o child_n have_v the_o reversion_n 185._o indulge_v not_o unseemly_a thing_n in_o thy_o master_n child_n nor_o refuse_v they_o what_o be_v fit_v for_o one_o be_v the_o high_a unfaithfulness_n and_o the_o other_o indiscretion_n as_o well_o as_o disrespect_n 186._o do_v thy_o own_o work_n honest_o and_o cheerful_o and_o when_o that_o be_v do_v help_v thy_o fellow_n that_o so_o another_o time_n he_o may_v help_v thou_o 187._o be_v not_o fanciful_o jealous_a for_o that_o be_v foolish_a as_o to_o be_v reasonable_o so_o be_v wise_a 188._o he_o that_o superfine_v upon_o other_o man_n action_n cozen_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o injure_v they_o 189._o to_o be_v very_o subtle_a and_o scrupulous_a in_o business_n be_v as_o hurtful_a as_o be_v over_o confident_a and_o secure_a 190._o in_o difficult_a case_n such_o a_o temper_n be_v timorous_a and_o in_o dispatch_n irresolute_a 191._o experience_n be_v a_o safe_a guide_n and_o a_o practical_a head_n be_v a_o great_a happiness_n in_o business_n 192._o we_o be_v too_o careless_a of_o posterity_n not_o consider_v that_o as_o they_o be_v so_o the_o next_o generation_n will_v be_v 193._o if_o we_o will_v mend_v the_o world_n we_o shall_v mend_v ourselves_o and_o teach_v our_o child_n not_o what_o we_o be_v but_o what_o they_o shall_v be_v 194._o we_o be_v too_o apt_a to_o awaken_v and_o tune_v up_o their_o passion_n by_o the_o example_n of_o our_o own_o and_o to_o teach_v they_o to_o be_v please_v not_o with_o what_o be_v best_a but_o with_o what_o please_v best_a 195._o it_o be_v our_o duty_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v our_o care_n to_o ward_v against_o that_o passion_n in_o they_o which_o be_v more_o especial_o our_o own_o weakness_n and_o affliction_n for_o we_o be_v in_o great_a measure_n accountable_a for_o they_o as_o well_o as_o for_o ourselves_o 196._o we_o be_v true_a turner_n of_o the_o world_n upside_o down_o for_o money_n be_v first_o and_o virtue_n last_o and_o least_o in_o our_o care_n 197._o it_o be_v not_o how_o we_o leave_v our_o child_n but_o what_o we_o leave_v they_o 198._o to_o be_v sure_a virtue_n be_v but_o a_o supplement_n and_o not_o a_o principal_a in_o their_o portion_n and_o character_n 199._o the_o country_n life_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v for_o there_o we_o see_v the_o work_n of_o god_n but_o in_o city_n little_a else_o but_o the_o work_v of_o men._n and_o the_o one_o make_v a_o better_a subject_n for_o our_o contemplation_n than_o the_o other_o 200._o as_o puppet_n be_v to_o man_n and_o baby_n to_o child_n so_o be_v man_n workmanship_n to_o god_n we_o be_v the_o picture_n he_o the_o reality_n 201._o god_n work_n declare_v his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n but_o man_n work_n for_o the_o most_o part_n his_o pride_n folly_n and_o excess_n the_o one_o be_v for_o use_n the_o other_o chief_o for_o ostentation_n and_o lust_n 202._o art_n be_v good_a where_o it_o be_v beneficial_a socrates_n wise_o bound_v his_o knowledge_n and_o instruction_n by_o practice_n 203._o have_v a_o care_n therefore_o of_o project_n and_o yet_o despise_v nothing_o rash_o or_o in_o the_o lump_n 204._o ingenuity_n as_o well_o as_o religion_n sometime_o suffer_v between_o two_o thief_n pretender_n and_o despiser_n 205._o though_o injudicious_a and_o dishonest_a projector_n often_o discredit_v art_n yet_o the_o most_o useful_a and_o extraordinary_a invention_n have_v not_o at_o first_o escape_v the_o scorn_n of_o ignorance_n as_o their_o author_n rare_o have_v escape_v crack_v of_o their_o head_n or_o break_v their_o back_n 206._o undertake_v no_o experiment_n in_o speculation_n that_o appear_v not_o true_a in_o art_n nor_o then_o at_o thy_o own_o cost_n if_o costly_a or_o hazardous_a in_o make_v 207._o as_o many_o hand_n make_v light_a work_n so_o several_a purse_n make_v cheap_a experiment_n 208._o industry_n be_v certain_o very_o commendable_a and_o supply_n want_v of_o part_n 209._o patience_n and_o diligence_n like_o faith_n remove_v mountain_n 210._o do_v good_a with_o what_o thou_o have_v or_o it_o will_v do_v thou_o no_o good_a 211._o seek_v not_o to_o be_v rich_a but_o happy_a the_o one_o lie_n in_o bag_n the_o other_o in_o content_a which_o wealth_n can_v never_o give_v 212._o we_o be_v apt_a to_o call_v thing_n by_o wrong_a name_n we_o will_v have_v prosperity_n to_o be_v happiness_n and_o adversity_n to_o be_v misery_n though_o that_o be_v the_o school_n of_o wisdom_n and_o oftentimes_o the_o way_n to_o eternal_a happiness_n 213._o if_o thou_o will_v be_v happy_a bring_v thy_o mind_n to_o thy_o condition_n and_o have_v a_o indifferency_n for_o more_o than_o what_o be_v sufficient_a 114._o have_v but_o little_a to_o do_v and_o
a_o friend_n we_o be_v to_o find_v they_o before_o we_o choose_v one_o 107._o the_o covetous_a the_o angry_a the_o proud_a the_o talkative_a can_v but_o make_v ill_a friend_n as_o well_o as_o the_o false_a 108._o in_o short_a choose_v a_o friend_n as_o thou_o do_v a_o wife_n till_o death_n separate_v you_o 109._o yet_o be_v not_o a_o friend_n beyond_o the_o altar_n but_o let_v virtue_n bind_v thy_o friendship_n else_o it_o be_v not_o friendship_n but_o a_o evil_a confederacy_n 110._o if_o my_o brother_n or_o kinsman_n will_v be_v my_o friend_n i_o ought_v to_o prefer_v he_o before_o a_o stranger_n or_o i_o show_v little_a duty_n or_o nature_n to_o my_o parent_n 111._o and_o as_o we_o ought_v to_o prefer_v our_o kindred_n in_o point_n of_o affection_n so_o too_o in_o point_n of_o charity_n if_o equal_o need_v and_o deserve_v 112._o be_v not_o easy_o acquaint_v lest_o find_v reason_n to_o cool_v thou_o make_v a_o enemy_n instead_o of_o a_o good_a neighbour_n 113._o be_v reserve_v but_o not_o sour_a grave_a but_o not_o formal_a bold_a but_o not_o rash_a humble_a but_o not_o servile_a patient_n not_o insensible_a constant_a not_o obstinate_a cheerful_a not_o light_n rather_o sweet_a than_o familiar_a familiar_a than_o intimate_v and_o intimate_v with_o very_a few_o and_o upon_o very_o good_a ground_n 114._o return_v the_o civility_n thou_o receive_v and_o be_v ever_o grateful_a for_o favour_n 115._o if_o thou_o have_v do_v a_o injury_n to_o another_o rather_o own_o it_o than_o defend_v it_o one_o way_n thou_o gain_v forgiveness_n the_o other_o thou_o doubl'_v the_o wrong_n and_o reckon_a 116._o some_o oppose_v honour_n to_o submission_n but_o it_o can_v be_v no_o honour_n to_o maintain_v what_o it_o be_v dishonourable_a to_o do_v 117._o to_o confess_v a_o fault_n that_o be_v none_o out_o of_o fear_n be_v indeed_o mean_a but_o not_o to_o be_v afraid_a of_o stand_v in_o one_o be_v brutish_a 118._o we_o shall_v make_v more_o haste_n to_o right_o our_o neighbour_n than_o we_o do_v to_o wrong_v he_o and_o instead_o of_o be_v vindicative_a we_o shall_v leave_v he_o to_o be_v judge_n of_o his_o own_o satisfaction_n 119._o true_a honour_n will_v pay_v treble_a damage_n rather_o than_o justify_v one_o wrong_n by_o another_o 120._o in_o such_o controversy_n it_o be_v but_o too_o common_a for_o some_o to_o say_v both_o be_v to_o blame_v to_o excuse_v their_o own_o unconcernedness_n which_o be_v a_o base_a neutrality_n other_o will_v cry_v they_o be_v both_o alike_o thereby_o involve_v the_o injure_v with_o the_o guilty_a to_o mince_v the_o matter_n for_o the_o faulty_a or_o cover_v their_o own_o injustice_n to_o the_o wrong_a party_n 121._o fear_v and_o gain_n be_v great_a perverter_n of_o mankind_n and_o where_o either_o prevail_v the_o judgement_n be_v violate_v 122._o avoid_v company_n where_o it_o be_v not_o profitable_a or_o necessary_a and_o in_o those_o occasion_n speak_v little_a and_o last_o 123._o silence_n be_v wisdom_n where_o speak_v be_v folly_n and_o always_o safe_a 124._o some_o be_v so_o foolish_a as_o to_o interrupt_v and_o anticipate_v those_o that_o speak_v instead_o of_o hear_v and_o think_v before_o they_o answer_v which_o be_v uncivil_a as_o well_o as_o silly_a 125._o if_o thou_o think_v twice_o before_o thou_o speak_v once_o thou_o will_v speak_v twice_o the_o better_a for_o it_o 126._o better_o say_v nothing_o than_o not_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o to_o speak_v pertinent_o consider_v both_o what_o be_v fit_a and_o when_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o speak_v 127._o in_o all_o debate_n let_v truth_n be_v thy_o aim_n not_o victory_n or_o a_o unjust_a interest_n and_o endeavour_v to_o gain_v rather_o than_o to_o expose_v thy_o antagonist_n 128._o give_v no_o advantage_n in_o argument_n nor_o lose_v any_o that_o be_v offer_v this_o be_v a_o benefit_n which_o arise_v from_o temper_n 129._o do_v use_v thyself_o to_o dispute_v against_o thy_o own_o judgement_n to_o show_v wit_n lest_o it_o prepare_v thou_o to_o be_v too_o indifferent_a of_o what_o be_v right_o nor_o against_o another_o man_n to_o vex_v he_o or_o for_o mere_a trial_n of_o skill_n since_o to_o inform_v or_o to_o be_v inform_v aught_o to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o conference_n 130._o man_n be_v too_o apt_a to_o be_v concern_v for_o their_o credit_n more_o than_o for_o the_o cause_n 131._o there_o be_v a_o truth_n and_o beauty_n in_o rhetoric_n but_o it_o often_o serve_v ill_a turn_n than_o good_a one_o 132._o elegancy_n be_v a_o good_a mien_n and_o address_v give_v to_o matter_n be_v it_o by_o proper_a or_o figurative_a speech_n where_o the_o word_n be_v apt_a and_o allusion_n very_o natural_a certain_o it_o have_v a_o move_a grace_n but_o it_o be_v too_o artificial_a for_o simplicity_n and_o oftentimes_o for_o truth_n the_o danger_n be_v lest_o it_o delude_v the_o weak_a who_o in_o such_o case_n may_v mistake_v the_o handmaid_n for_o the_o mistress_n if_o not_o error_n for_o truth_n 133._o it_o be_v certain_a truth_n be_v least_o indebt_v to_o it_o because_o she_o have_v least_o need_n of_o it_o and_o lest_o use_v it_o 134._o but_o it_o be_v a_o reprovable_a delicacy_n in_o some_o that_o despise_v truth_n in_o plain_a clothes_n 135._o such_o luxuriant_n have_v but_o false_a appetite_n like_o those_o glutton_n that_o by_o sauce_n force_v a_o appetite_n where_o they_o have_v no_o stomach_n and_o sacrifice_n to_o their_o pallate_n not_o their_o health_n which_o can_v be_v without_o great_a vanity_n nor_o that_o without_o some_o sin_n 136._o nothing_o do_v reason_n more_o right_o than_o the_o coolness_n of_o those_o that_o offer_v it_o and_o truth_n often_o suffer_v more_o by_o the_o heat_n of_o its_o defender_n than_o from_o the_o argument_n of_o its_o opposer_n 137._o zeal_n ever_o follow_v a_o appearance_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o assure_a be_v too_o apt_a to_o be_v warm_a but_o it_o be_v their_o weak_a side_n in_o argument_n zeal_n be_v better_o show_v against_o sin_n than_o person_n or_o their_o mistake_v 138._o where_o thou_o be_v oblige_v to_o speak_v be_v sure_a to_o speak_v the_o truth_n for_o equivocation_n be_v half_a way_n to_o lie_v as_o lie_v the_o whole_a way_n to_o hell_n 139._o believe_v nothing_o against_o another_o but_o upon_o good_a authority_n nor_o report_v what_o may_v hurt_v another_o unless_o it_o be_v a_o great_a hurt_n to_o other_o to_o conceal_v it_o 140._o it_o be_v wise_a not_o to_o seek_v a_o secret_a and_o honest_a not_o to_o reveal_v one_o 141._o trust_v thyself_o and_o another_o shall_v not_o betray_v thou_o 142._o openness_n have_v the_o mischief_n though_o not_o the_o malice_n of_o treachery_n 143._o never_o assent_v mere_o to_o please_v other_o for_o that_o be_v beside_o flattery_n oftentimes_o untruth_n and_o discover_v a_o mind_n liable_a to_o be_v servile_a and_o base_a nor_o contradict_v to_o vex_v other_o for_o that_o show_v a_o ill_a temper_n and_o provoke_v but_o profit_v no_o body_n 144._o do_v not_o accuse_v other_o to_o excuse_v thyself_o for_o that_o be_v neither_o generous_a nor_o just_a but_o let_v sincerity_n and_o ingenuity_n be_v thy_o refuge_n rather_o than_o craft_n and_o falshood_n for_o cunning_a border_n very_o near_o upon_o knavery_n 145._o wisdom_n never_o use_v nor_o want_v it_o cunning_n to_o wise_a be_v as_o a_o ape_n to_o a_o man._n 146._o interest_n have_v the_o security_n though_o not_o the_o virtue_n of_o a_o principle_n as_o the_o world_n go_v it_o be_v the_o sure_a side_n for_o man_n daily_o leave_v both_o relation_n and_o religion_n to_o follow_v it_o 147._o it_o be_v a_o odd_a sight_n but_o very_o evident_a that_o family_n and_o nation_n of_o cross_a religion_n and_o humour_n unite_v against_o those_o of_o their_o own_o where_o they_o find_v a_o interest_n to_o do_v it_o 148._o we_o be_v tie_v down_o by_o our_o sense_n to_o this_o world_n and_o where_o that_o be_v in_o question_n it_o can_v be_v none_o with_o worldly_a man_n whether_o they_o shall_v not_o forsake_v all_o other_o consideration_n for_o it_o 149._o have_v a_o care_n of_o vulgar_a error_n dislike_n as_o well_o as_o allow_v reasonable_o 150._o inquiry_n be_v human_a blind_a obedience_n brutal_n truth_n never_o lose_v by_o the_o one_o but_o often_o suffer_v by_o the_o other_o 151._o the_o useful_a truth_n be_v plain_a and_o while_o we_o keep_v to_o they_o our_o difference_n can_v rise_v high_a 152._o there_o may_v be_v a_o wantonness_n in_o search_n as_o well_o as_o a_o stupidity_n in_o trust_v it_o be_v great_a wisdom_n equal_o to_o avoid_v the_o extreme_n 153._o do_v nothing_o improper_o some_o be_v witty_a kind_a cold_a angry_a easie_n stiff_n jealous_a careless_a cautious_n confident_n close_n open_v but_o all_o in_o the_o wrong_a place_n 154._o it_o be_v ill_a mistake_n where_o the_o matter_n be_v of_o importance_n 155._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o a_o thing_n