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68 Quotations of William Penn.

1. A good end cannot sanctify evil means, nor must we ever do evil that good may co ...

2. A good end sanctify evil means; not must we ever do evil, that good might come o ...

3. A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldl ...

4. All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismo ...

5. Always remember to bound they thoughts to the present occ ...

6. Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down wit ...

7. Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real be ...

8. Be rather bountiful than expensive; do good with what thou hast, or it will do t ...

9. Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may ...

10. Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for chil ...

11. Clear therefore they head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou ...

12. Every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at ...

13. For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to et ...

14. Frugality is good, if liberality be joined with it. The first is leaving off sup ...

15. Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally a ...

16. Have a care, therefore, where there is more sail than ba ...

17. He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is s ...

18. He that lives forever, never fears dy ...

19. He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he wh ...

20. I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, ...


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