William Penn Quotes

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

All Excess is ill: But Drunkenness is of the worst Sort.

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

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be any kindness I can show...let me do it now.

O Lord help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.

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

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there can be any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do to any fellow human being let me do it now.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

A wise neuter joins with neither but uses both as his honest interest leads him.

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

All excess is ill but drunkeness is of the worst sort. It spoils health dismounts the mind and unmans men. It reveals secrets is quarrelsome lascivious impudent dangerous and bad.

There can be no friendship when there is no freedom. Friendship loves the free air and will not be fenced up in straight and narrow enclosures.

To be furious in religion is to be irreligiously religious.

The smaller the drink the clearer the head and the cooler the blood.

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.

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.

Time is what we want most but... what we use worst.

The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs which are brief and pithy.

Next to God thy parents.

Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

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

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed

The smaller the drink the clearer the head.

It were better to be of no church than to be bitter for any.

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither praise nor reward though sure of both at last.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Religion is nothing else but love to God and man.

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do for any fellow being let me do it now ... as I shall not pass this way again.

No pain no palm no thorns no throne no gall no glory no cross no crown.

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

If thou wouldst be happy ... have an indifference for more than what is sufficient.

Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.

The jealous are troublesome to others but torment to themselves.

Not to be provoked is best but if moved never correct till the fume is spent for every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.