--- title: "10 Should Quotes By William Penn" description: "10 Should quotes by William Penn. Plus more from William Penn and more Should sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/william-penn-1104_censure_they-that-censure-should-practice-or-els_1345106.png" --- > [They that censure, should practice. Or else let them have the first stone, and the last too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/they-that-censure-should-practice-or-else-let-them-have-the-first/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c96/william-penn-1104_censure_they-that-censure-should-practice-or-els_1345106.png) > [Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/kings-in-this-world-should-imitate-god-their-mercy-should-be-above/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e6/william-penn-1104_compassion_kings-in-this-world-should-imitate-god-t_2458929.png) > [That plenty should produce either covetousness or prodigality is a perversion of providence; and yet the generality of men are the worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/that-plenty-should-produce-either-covetousness-or-prodigality-is-a/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/william-penn-1104_covetousness_that-plenty-should-produce-either-coveto_1621012.png) > [Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/love-is-the-hardest-lesson-in-christianity-but-for-that-reason-it/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e5/william-penn-1104_care_love-is-the-hardest-lesson-in-christiani_2386428.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) > [If we would mend the World, we should mend Ourselves; and teach our Children to be, not what we are, but what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/if-we-would-mend-the-world-we-should-mend-ourselves-and-teach-our/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/william-penn-1104_children_if-we-would-mend-the-world-we-should-men_689512.png) > [ \[I\]t is impossible that any people of government should ever prosper, where men render not unto God, that which is God's, as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/i-t-is-impossible-that-any-people-of-government-should-ever-prosper/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4e/william-penn-1104_government_i-t-is-impossible-that-any-people-of-gov_815341.jpg) > [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) > [It would go a long way to caution and direct people in their use of the world that they would better studied…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-penn/it-would-go-a-long-way-to-caution-and-direct-people-in-their-use-of/) [William Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-penn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/048/william-penn-1104_abuse_it-would-go-a-long-way-to-caution-and-di_201875.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) ## Other authors on Should ## 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/should/william-penn/#itemlist", "name": "10 Should Quotes By William Penn", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "They that censure, should practice. 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