"I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility,……" — William Penn
"I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness."
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195 Quotes by William Penn
William Penn has 195 quotes on this site.
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If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it.
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In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step home within yourselves and be still. Wait upon…
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Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
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Never marry but for love; but see that thou lov'st what is lovely.
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A Garden, an Elaboratory, a Work - house, Improvements and Breeding, are pleasant and Profitable Diversions to the Idle and…
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Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise.
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All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men.…
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If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by him...…
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A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.
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We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.
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Drunkenness, spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans the man.
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Never give out while there is hope; but hope not beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgement.
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More Civility Quotes
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Politeness and civility are the best capital ever invested in business. Large stores, gilt signs, flaming advertisements, will all prove…
— P T Barnum
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That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any…
— Danny Boyle
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Today we affirm a new commitment to live out our nation's promise through civility, courage, compassion and character.
— George W. Bush
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I see good ideas on the Republican side as well as the Democratic side. You have to return civility and…
— Richard Carmona
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Women, who are a majority of the peoples of the earth, are indispensable to the accumulation of the kind of…
— Mahnaz Afkhami
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Congratulations is the civility of envy.
— Ambrose Bierce
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God Almighty first planted a Garden. And indeed it is the purest of human pleasures. It is the greatest refreshment…
— Francis Bacon
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A drunkard is the annoyance of modesty, the trouble of civility, the spoil of wealth, the distraction of reason. He…
— Thomas Adams
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
— Samuel Johnson
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There can be no high civility without a deep morality, though it may not always call itself by that name.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The highest proof of civility is that the whole public action of the State is directed on securing the greatest…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The civility of no race can be perfect whilst another race is degraded.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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