"That plenty should produce either covetousness or prodigality……" — William Penn
"That plenty should produce either covetousness or prodigality is a perversion of providence; and yet the generality of men are the worse for their riches."
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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 Covetousness Quotes
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There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no…
— Chanakya
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I never had any other desire so strong, and so like covetousness, as that ... I might be master at…
— Abraham Cowley
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Covetousness, anger and foolishness are things to sort out well. When bad things happen in the world, if you look…
— Yamamoto Tsunetomo
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If thou fill thy brain with Boston and New York, with fashion and covetousness, and wilt stimulate thy jaded senses…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Let us again clothe ourselves with these proved and sterling virtues - honesty, truthfulness, chastity, sobriety, temperance, industry, and thrift;…
— J. Reuben Clark
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All sin is selfish, whether it be lying, cheating, stealing, immorality, covetousness, or idleness. Sin is for one's own ends,…
— Derek A. Cuthbert
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Because of this basin of repentance and knowledge of God, which has been ordained for the transgression of God's people,…
— Justin Martyr
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A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people
— Al-Ghazali
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One be covetous when he has little, much or anything between, for covetousness comes from the heart, not from the…
— Charles Caldwell Ryrie
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Perfect love is to feeling what perfect white is to color. Many think that white is the absence of color.…
— Neale Donald Walsch
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As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares.
— Daniel Defoe
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Satisfaction consists in the cutting off of the causes of the sin. Thus, fasting is the proper antidote to lust;…
— Unknown Author
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