"Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly." — William Penn

"Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly."

— William Penn

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195 Quotes by William Penn

William Penn has 195 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it.
In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step home within yourselves and be still. Wait upon…
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Never marry but for love; but see that thou lov'st what is lovely.
A Garden, an Elaboratory, a Work - house, Improvements and Breeding, are pleasant and Profitable Diversions to the Idle and…
Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of the one who is wise.
All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men.…
If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by him...…
A man in business must put up many affronts if he loves his own quiet.
We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.
Drunkenness, spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans the man.
Never give out while there is hope; but hope not beyond reason, for that shows more desire than judgement.

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More Folly Quotes

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Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of… — Isaac Asimov
The Steps to Folly as well as Sin are gradual, and almost imperceptible, and when we are once on the… — Mary Astell
O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all… — Teresa of Avila
When knowledge is limited - it leads to folly... When knowledge exceeds a certain limit, it leads to exploitation. — Abu Bakr
All men profess honesty as long as they can. To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none… — John Quincy Adams
Whatever failures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies I have witnessed in private and public life… — Bernard Baruch
The Mind that lies fallow but a single Day, sprouts up in Follies that are only to be killed by… — Joseph Addison
It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it.… — Joseph Addison
This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of… — Annie Besant
Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already… — Ambrose Bierce
Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth - two removes… — Ambrose Bierce
Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got. — Josh Billings

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