William Penn

He that lives in love lives in God.

— William Penn

The Remedy often proves worse than the Disease.

— William Penn

They that soar too high, often fall hard.

— William Penn

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

— William Penn

Make few resolutions, but keep them strictly

— William Penn

Eat... to live, and do not live to eat.

— William Penn

Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly.

— William Penn

Naked Truth needs no shift.

— William Penn

We are too careless of posterity; not considering that as they are, so the next generation will be.

— William Penn

To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals.

— William Penn

If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it.

— William Penn

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

— William Penn

Always remember to bound thy thoughts to the present occasion.

— William Penn

Inquire often, but judge rarely, and thou wilt not often be mistaken.

— William Penn

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

— William Penn

We have a call to do good, as often as we have the power and occasion.

— 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

What man in his right mind would conspire his own hurt? Men are beside themselves when they transgress against their convictions.

— William Penn

It is profitable wisdom to know when we have done enough: Much time and pains are spared in not flattering ourselves against…

— William Penn

Love grows. Lust wastes by Enjoyment, and the Reason is, that one springs from an Union of Souls, and the other from…

— William Penn

We are inclined to call things by the wrong names. We call prosperity 'happiness', and adversity 'misery' eventhough adversity is the school…

— William Penn

Love is indeed heaven upon earth; since heaven above would not bo heaven without it; for where there is not love, there…

— William Penn

Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of…

— William Penn

We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than…

— William Penn

“I will never do this, says one, yet does it: I am resolved to do this, says another; but flags upon second…

— William Penn

“Amuse not thy self therefore with the numerous Opinions of the World, nor value thy self upon verbal Orthodoxy, Philosophy, or thy…

— William Penn

Friendship is the next pleasure we may hope for: and where we find it not at home, or have no home to…

— William Penn

Man, being made reasonable, and so a thinking creature, there is nothing more worthy of his being than the right direction and…

— William Penn

Neither great nor good things were ever attained without loss and hardships. Those that would reap and not labour, must faint with…

— William Penn

A Garden, an Elaboratory, a Work - house, Improvements and Breeding, are pleasant and Profitable Diversions to the Idle and Ingenious: For…

— William Penn

By liberty of conscience, we understand not only a mere liberty of the mind, in believing or disbelieving this or that principle…

— William Penn

The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of…

— William Penn

Many able Gardeners and Husbandmen are yet Ignorant of the Reason of their Calling; as most Artificers are of the Reason of…

— William Penn

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

— William Penn

Love is indeed Heaven upon Earth; since Heaven above would not be Heaven without it: For where there is not Love; there…

— William Penn

Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them…

— William Penn

That all persons living in this province, who confess and acknowledge the one Almighty and eternal God, to be the Creator, Upholder…

— William Penn

Next to God, thy parents.

— William Penn

Let us see what love can do.

— William Penn

He that lives to forever, never fears dying.

— William Penn