William Penn

William Penn

"Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform."
47 Quotes
"Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform."
William Penn
"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
"Let the people think they govern and they will be governed."
William Penn
"A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably."
William Penn
"The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves."
William Penn
"Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee."
William Penn
"In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self."
William Penn
"True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."
William Penn
"Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire."
William Penn
"Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man."
William Penn
"Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants."
William Penn
"For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity."
William Penn
"Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains."
William Penn
"Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit."
William Penn
"To be furious in religion is to be irreligiously religious."
William Penn
"The smaller the drink the clearer the head and the cooler the blood."
William Penn
"Religion is nothing else but love to God and man."
William Penn
"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."
William Penn
"O Lord help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand."
William Penn
"Man being made reasonable and so a thinking creature there is nothing more worthy of his being than the right direction and employment of his thoughts since upon this depends both his usefulness to the public and his own present and future benefit in all respects."
William Penn
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