Inspirational Quotes by William Penn

Experience is a safe guide.

— William Penn

For we put the power in the people.

— William Penn

Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly.

— William Penn

Next to God, thy parents.

— William Penn

Perfect love casteth out fear.

— William Penn

Be rather bountiful, than expensive.

— William Penn

Death cannot kill what never dies.

— William Penn

Anything less than full justice is cruelty.

— William Penn

Death then, being the way and condition of life, we cannot love to live if we cannot bear to die.

— William Penn

Sense shines with double lustre when set in humility.

— William Penn

If thou rise with an Appetite, thou art sure never to sit down without one.

— William Penn

We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.

— William Penn

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

— William Penn

Always remember to bound thy thoughts to the present occasion.

— William Penn

Peace can only be secured by justice; never by force of arms.

— William Penn

Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not understand.

— William Penn

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do ... let me do it now.

— William Penn

For nothing reaches the heart but what is from the heart, or pierces the conscience but what comes from a living conscience

— William Penn

Five things are requisite to a good officer — ability, clean hands, despatch, patience, and impartiality.

— William Penn

It were happy if we studied nature more in natural things; and acted according to nature, whose rules are few, plain, and…

— William Penn

They that Marry for Money cannot have the true Satisfaction of Marriage; the requisite Means being wanting.

— William Penn

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I…

— William Penn

Religion is nothing else but love of God and man.

— William Penn

The public must and will be served.

— William Penn

Haste makes work which caution prevents.

— William Penn

Friendship is the union of spirits...

— William Penn

The best recreation is to do good.

— William Penn

Truth never lost ground by enquiry.

— William Penn

Choose a friend as thou dost a wife, till death separate you.

— William Penn

Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen.

— William Penn

There can be no Friendship where there is no Freedom.

— William Penn

To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom.

— William Penn

Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.

— William Penn

It is not only a troublesome but slavish to be nice [fastidious].

— William Penn

No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.

— William Penn

She is but half a wife that is not, nor is capable of being, a friend.

— William Penn

Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.

— William Penn

To be furious in religion is to be irreligiously religious.

— William Penn

The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.

— William Penn

It is safer to learn than teach; and who conceals his opinion has nothing to answer for.

— William Penn