--- title: "19 May Quotes By William Penn" description: "19 May quotes by William Penn. Plus more from William Penn and more May sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/william-penn-1104_character_to-do-evil-that-good-may-come-of-it-is-f_1616614.png" --- > [To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/to-do-evil-that-good-may-come-of-it-is-for-bunglers-in-politics-as-2/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/william-penn-1104_character_to-do-evil-that-good-may-come-of-it-is-f_1616614.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) > [Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/force-may-subdue-but-love-gains-and-he-that-forgives-first-wins-the/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/william-penn-1104_force_force-may-subdue-but-love-gains-and-he-t_1961347.png) > [Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/force-may-make-hypocrites-but-it-can-never-make-converts/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa6/william-penn-1104_force_force-may-make-hypocrites-but-it-can-nev_1040303.png) > [Let us then try what Love will do: For if Men do once see we love them, we should soon find they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/let-us-then-try-what-love-will-do-for-if-men-do-once-see-we-love-them/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/william-penn-1104_firsts_let-us-then-try-what-love-will-do-for-if_529600.png) > [Let us, then, try what love will do, for if people once see we love them, we should soon find that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/let-us-then-try-what-love-will-do-for-if-people-once-see-we-love-them/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/william-penn-1104_firsts_let-us-then-try-what-love-will-do-for-if_1952058.png) > [If we are but sure the end is right, we are too apt to gallop over all bounds to compass it; not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/if-we-are-but-sure-the-end-is-right-we-are-too-apt-to-gallop-over-all/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/william-penn-1104_bounds_if-we-are-but-sure-the-end-is-right-we-a_1494061.png) > [Between a Man and his Wife nothing ought to rule but Love. Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/between-a-man-and-his-wife-nothing-ought-to-rule-but-love-believe/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/242/william-penn-1104_authority_between-a-man-and-his-wife-nothing-ought_3208864.png) > [Friendship is the next pleasure we may hope for: and where we find it not at home, or have no home to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/friendship-is-the-next-pleasure-we-may-hope-for-and-where-we-find-it/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/606/william-penn-1104_friend_friendship-is-the-next-pleasure-we-may-h_3014543.png) > [This is the Comfort of Friends, that though they may be said to Die, yet their Friendship and Society are, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/this-is-the-comfort-of-friends-that-though-they-may-be-said-to-die/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/199/william-penn-1104_comfort_this-is-the-comfort-of-friends-that-thou_1024266.png) > [He who gives to the poor, lends to the Lord. But it may be said, not improperly, the Lord lends to us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/he-who-gives-to-the-poor-lends-to-the-lord-but-it-may-be-said-not/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f63/william-penn-1104_giving_he-who-gives-to-the-poor-lends-to-the-lo_1499707.png) > [There is a troublesome humor some men have, that if they may not lead, they will not follow; but had rather a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/there-is-a-troublesome-humor-some-men-have-that-if-they-may-not-lead/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/william-penn-1104_desirable_there-is-a-troublesome-humor-some-men-ha_1815360.jpg) > [Wherefore, brethren, let us be careful neither to out-go our guide, nor yet loiter behind him; since he that makes haste, may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/wherefore-brethren-let-us-be-careful-neither-to-out-go-our-guide-nor/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/william-penn-1104_be-careful_wherefore-brethren-let-us-be-careful-nei_2653661.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) > [The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/the-wisdom-of-nations-lies-in-their-proverbs-which-are-brief-and/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/william-penn-1104_answers_the-wisdom-of-nations-lies-in-their-prov_873804.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) > [Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/death-is-but-crossing-the-world-as-friends-do-the-seas-they-live-in-3/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/william-penn-1104_comfort_death-is-but-crossing-the-world-as-frien_1073296.jpg) > [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) > [That which the people called Quakers lay down as a main fundamental in religion is this- That God, through Christ, hath placed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/that-which-the-people-called-quakers-lay-down-as-a-main-fundamental/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ad/william-penn-1104_ancient_that-which-the-people-called-quakers-lay_919375.png) ## Other authors on May ## 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/may/william-penn/#itemlist", "name": "19 May Quotes By William Penn", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Penn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/to-do-evil-that-good-may-come-of-it-is-for-bunglers-in-politics-as-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/william-penn-1104_character_to-do-evil-that-good-may-come-of-it-is-f_1616614.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/william-penn-1104_character_to-do-evil-that-good-may-come-of-it-is-f_1616614.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/066/william-penn-1104_character_to-do-evil-that-good-may-come-of-it-is-f_1616614.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals.” — William Penn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; 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