All William Penn Quotes
- It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely, ... when men hold their liberty by… Binds
- Between a Man and his Wife nothing ought to rule but Love. Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may… Authority
- Friendship is the union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue Bond
- He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own. Judgment
- Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other. Blind
- Perfect love casteth out fear. Casteth
- It is a coal from God's altar must kindle our fire; and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice. Acceptable
- Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts. Converts
- God is better served in resisting a temptation to evil than in many formal prayers. Better
- This is the Comfort of Friends, that though they may be said to Die, yet their Friendship and Society are, in the best Sense, ever… Best
- Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. Inspirational
- Religion is the fear of God, and its demonstration good works; and faith is the root of both: For without faith we cannot please God;… Believe
- The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all. All
- Five things are requisite to a good officer — ability, clean hands, despatch, patience, and impartiality. Ability
- Frugality is good if liberality be joined with it. The first is leaving off superfluous expenses; the last is bestowing them to the benefit of… Begets
- Children, Fear God; that is to say, have an holy awe upon your minds to avoid that which is evil, and a strict care to… Avoid
- Men being born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature... no one… All
- Love is indeed heaven upon earth; since heaven above would not bo heaven without it; for where there is not love, there is fear; but,… Casteth
- Clear therefore thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for thy… Business
- Always remember to bound thy thoughts to the present occasion. Always Remember
- For as men in battle are continually in the way of shot, so we, in this world, are ever within the reach of Temptation. Battle
- The Country is both the Philosopher's Garden and his Library, in which he Reads and Contemplates the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God. Both
- It is the difference betwixt lust and love that this is fixed, that volatile. Love grows, lust wastes by enjoyment. Betwixt
- Choose a friend as thou dost a wife, till death separate you. Choose
- If you protect a man from folly, you will soon have a nation of fools. Folly