William Penn

Excess in Apparel is another costly Folly. The very Trimming of the vain World would cloath all the naked one.

They must first judge themselves, that presume to censure others: And such will not be apt to overshoot the Mark. We are too ready to retaliate, rather than forgive, or gain by Love and Information. And yet we could hurt…

Smrt, to je len prechod do in'ho sveta, ako ked n'm priatelia od'du za more. Nadalej 'ij'v srdci toho druh'ho, lebo v nom ost'vaj't', co 'ij'a miluj'vo vecnosti. Pri tomto bo'skom pohlade s nimi stoj'me tv'rou v tv'r a n…

True godliness doesn't turn us out of the world, but enables us to live better in it, and excites our endeavors to mend it... Christians should keep the helm and guide the vessel to its port; not meanly steal out at the…

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.

Amuse not thy self therefore with the numerous Opinions of the World, nor value thy self upon verbal Orthodoxy, Philosophy, or thy Skill in Tongues, or Knowledge of the Fathers; (too much the Business and Vanity of the W…

Not to be provok'd is best: But if mov'd, never correct till the Fume is spent; For every Stroke our Fury strikes, is sure to hit our selves at last.

For disappointments, that come not by our own folly, they are the trials or corrections of Heaven: and it is our own fault, if they prove not our advantage.

Tis admirable to consider, how Powerful the Kings are, yet they move by the Breath of their People.

He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own.

If thou art clean and warm, it is sufficient; for more doth but rob the Poor, and please the Wanton.

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

Never marry but for love; but see that thou lovest what is lovely.

Knowledge is the Treasure, but Judgment the Treasurer of a Wise Man.

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

Between a Man and his Wife nothing ought to rule but Love. Authority is for Children and Servants; yet not without Sweetness.

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

This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal.

If men be good, government cannot be bad.

(advice to his children) 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.

I will never do this, says one, yet does it: I am resolved to do this, says another; but flags upon second Thoughts: Or does it, tho'awkwardly, for his Word's sake: As if it were worse to break his Word, than to do amiss…

Wear none of thine own Chains; but keep free, whilst thou art free.

Let us then try what love can do to mend a broken world.

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

Sense never fails to give them that have it, Words enough to make them understood. It too often happens in some conversations, as in Apothecary Shops, that those Pots that are Empty, or have Things of small Value in them…

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

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left to him owes to his father's care.

My prison will be my grave before I budge a jot, for I owe my conscience to no mortal man.

If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what they should be.

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.

This is the comfort of the godly: the grave cannot hold them, and they live as soon as they die. For death is no more than turning us over from time to eternity.

Let us see what love can do.

Only trust theyself, and another shall noet betray thee

Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.

Let us try what love will do.

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still.

No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.

A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil that good may come of it.

I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness.

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

Avoid popularity it has many snares and no real benefit.

All Excess is ill: But Drunkenness is of the worst Sort. It spoils Health, dismounts the Mind, and unmans Men: It reveals Secrets, is Quarrelsome, Lascivious, Impudent, Dangerous and Mad. In fine, he that is drunk is not…

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.

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

Those people who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.

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

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent. In this divine glass, they see face to face; and t…

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies. Nor can spirits ever be divided, that love and live in the same divine principle, the root and record of their friendship. If…

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