Quotes By William Penn
He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.
William Penn
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
William Penn
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
William Penn
True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.
William Penn
Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world.
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
Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.
William Penn
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.
William Penn
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
William Penn
The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune.
William Penn
Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.
William Penn
We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.
William Penn