68 Quotations by William Penn
- 1. A good end cannot sanctify evil means, nor must we ever do evil that good may come of it.
- 2. A good end sanctify evil means; not must we ever do evil, that good might come of it. We are ready t ...
- 3. A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patient ...
- 4. All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and u ...
- 5. Always remember to bound they thoughts to the present occasion.
- 6. Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.
- 7. Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.
- 8. Be rather bountiful than expensive; do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.
- 9. Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unles ...
- 10. Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, y ...
- 11. Clear therefore they head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and ...
- 12. Every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last.
- 13. For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.
- 14. Frugality is good, if liberality be joined with it. The first is leaving off superfluous expenses; t ...
- 15. Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.
- 16. Have a care, therefore, where there is more sail than ballast.
- 17. He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the e ...
- 18. He that lives forever, never fears dying.
- 19. He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal l ...
- 20. I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness or a ...
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