--- title: "4 Evil Means Quotes By William Penn" description: "4 Evil Means quotes by William Penn. Plus more from William Penn and more Evil Means sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/william-penn-1104_ends_a-good-end-sanctify-evil-means-not-must_788935.png" --- > [A good end sanctify evil means; not must we ever do evil, that good might come of it. We are ready to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/a-good-end-sanctify-evil-means-not-must-we-ever-do-evil-that-good/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/william-penn-1104_ends_a-good-end-sanctify-evil-means-not-must_788935.png) > [A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/a-good-end-cannot-sanctify-evil-means-nor-must-we-ever-do-evil-that/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/william-penn-1104_evil_a-good-end-cannot-sanctify-evil-means-no_919790.png) > [A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it... It is as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/a-good-end-cannot-sanctify-evil-means-nor-must-we-ever-do-evil-that-2/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e1/william-penn-1104_believe_a-good-end-cannot-sanctify-evil-means-no_2147455.png) > [A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil that good may come of it. We are too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/a-good-end-cannot-sanctify-evil-means-nor-must-we-ever-do-evil-that-3/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff8/william-penn-1104_ends_a-good-end-cannot-sanctify-evil-means-no_2790599.png) ## More by William Penn > [Love grows. Lust wastes by Enjoyment, and the Reason is, that one springs from an Union of Souls, and the other from an Union…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/love-grows-lust-wastes-by-enjoyment-and-the-reason-is-that-one/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [Once you've accumulated sufficient knowledge to get by, you're too old to remember it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/once-you-ve-accumulated-sufficient-knowledge-to-get-by-you-re-too-old/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/if-thou-wouldn-t-conquer-thy-weakness-thou-must-not-gratify-it/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [Religion is the fear of God, and its demonstration good works; and faith is the root of both: For without faith we cannot please…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/religion-is-the-fear-of-god-and-its-demonstration-good-works-and/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [All excess is ill; but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/all-excess-is-ill-but-drunkenness-is-of-the-worst-sort-it-spoils/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [“Let us then try what love can do to mend a broken world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/let-us-then-try-what-love-can-do-to-mend-a-broken-world/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > ['Tis no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/tis-no-sin-to-be-tempted-but-to-be-overcome/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [Perfect love casteth out fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/perfect-love-casteth-out-fear/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [By liberty of conscience, we understand not only a mere liberty of the mind, in believing or disbelieving this or that principle or doctrine;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/by-liberty-of-conscience-we-understand-not-only-a-mere-liberty-of-the/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [Content not thyself that thou art virtuous in the general; for one link being wanting, the chain is defective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/content-not-thyself-that-thou-art-virtuous-in-the-general-for-one/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/we-are-apt-to-be-very-pert-at-censuring-others-where-we-will-not/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [It is admirable to consider how many millions of people come into, and go out of the world, ignorant of themselves and of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/it-is-admirable-to-consider-how-many-millions-of-people-come-into-and/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by him... Those who will not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/if-thou-wouldst-rule-well-thou-must-rule-for-god-and-to-do-that-thou/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step home within yourselves and be still. Wait upon God, and feel His…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/in-the-rush-and-noise-of-life-as-you-have-intervals-step-home-within/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) > [Be sure that religion cannot be right that a man is the worse for having.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/be-sure-that-religion-cannot-be-right-that-a-man-is-the-worse-for/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evil-means/william-penn/#itemlist", "name": "4 Evil Means Quotes By William Penn", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A good end sanctify evil means; not must we ever do evil, that good might come of it. We are ready to retaliate, rather than forgive or gain by love and information . . . Force may subdue, but love gains. 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