[I]t is impossible that any people of government should ever prosper, where men render not unto God, that which is God's, as well as to Caesar, that which is Caesar's. William Penn More Quotes by William Penn More Quotes From William Penn Dislike what deserves it, but never hate: for that is of the nature of malice; which is almost ever to persons, not things, and is one of the blackest qualities sin begets in the soul. William Penn hate hatred soul Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers. William Penn freedom truth suffering It is a severe rebuke upon us, that God makes us so many allowances, and we make so few to our neighbour. William Penn rebuke neighbour allowance A Garden, an Elaboratory, a Work - house, Improvements and Breeding, are pleasant and Profitable Diversions to the Idle and Ingenious: For here they miss Ill Company, and converse with Nature and Art; whose Variety are equally grateful and instructing; and preserve a good Constitution of Body and Mind. William Penn grateful work art Government seems to me to be a part of religion itself - a thing sacred in its institutions and ends. William Penn sacred government ends Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed that wit given an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely. William Penn sail judgment given To have religion upon authority, and not upon conviction, is like a finger-watch, to be set forwards or backwards, as he pleases that has it in keeping. William Penn authority watches religion The truest end of life is to know the life that never ends. William Penn life-is sympathy death You are Englishmen; mind your privileges, give not away your right. William Penn privilege mind giving [Tho]ugh death be a dark passage; it leads to immortality, and that is recompense enough for suffering of it. And yet faith lights us, even through the grave....And this is the comfort of the good, and the grave cannot hold them, and they live as they die. For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. William Penn light dark death We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice. William Penn endure advice Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it. William Penn names want men Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom. William Penn pride humility humble Anything less than full justice is cruelty. William Penn cruelty law justice If a civil word or two will render a man happy, he must be a wretch indeed who will not tell them to him. William Penn ifs men two Never chide with anger, but instruction. William Penn instruction We need to stop arguing about Christ and start living like Christ. William Penn arguing needs christ Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided. William Penn vow resolution nature To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals. William Penn moral evil may Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen. William Penn ostentation vain deeds
