We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that. – William Penn
People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest. – William Penn
To be dexterous in danger is a virtue; but to court danger to show it, is weakness. – William Penn
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise. – William Penn
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. – William Penn
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. – 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 of Sense.
– William Penn
True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it. – William Penn
Knowledge is the treasure, but judgment is the treasurer of a wise man. – William Penn
If men be good, government cannot be bad. – William Penn
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.
A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. – William Penn
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed. – William Penn
I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness. – William Penn
In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest. – William Penn
Time is what we want most,but what we use worst. – William Penn
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn
Religion is nothing else but love to God and man. – William Penn
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. – William Penn
Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform. – William Penn
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. – William Penn
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. – William Penn
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