Make few resolutions, but keep them strictly William Penn More Quotes by William Penn More Quotes From William Penn It is wise not to seek a secret, and honest not to reveal one. William Penn wisdomsecretwise Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. William Penn horsedogchildren 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 soullustspring If thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it. William Penn human-naturespeakifs Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform. William Penn keeping-promiseswisdomwise Men being born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature. No one can be put out of his estate and subjected to the political view of another, without his consent. William Penn rightsviewsmen Next to God, thy parents. William Penn nextparentthank-you Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. William Penn sailinginspirationalfunny Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it. William Penn lawjusticelife For though Death be a dark passage, it leads to immortality, and that is recompence enough for suffering of it. William Penn sufferingdarkdeath You are now fixed at the mercy of no governor that comes to make his fortune great; you shall be governed by laws of your own making and live a free, and if you will, a sober and industrious life. I shall not usurp the right of any, or oppress his person. God has furnished me with a better resolution and has given me his grace to keep it. William Penn sobergracelaw If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it. William Penn weaknessdisciplinepower True Godliness doesn't turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it, and excites their endeavors to mend it. ...We have nothing that we can call our own; no, not our selves: for we are all but Tenants, and at Will, too, of the great Lord of our selves, and the rest of this great farm, the World that we live upon. William Penn selfmenworld Religion is the fear of God, and its demonstration good works; and faith is the root of both: For without faith we cannot please God; nor can we fear what we do not believe. William Penn good-workrootsbelieve All excess is ill; but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous, and mad. William Penn he-manmindmen Never marry but for love; but see that thou lov'st what is lovely. William Penn what-is-lovemarriagelove The country life is to be preferred, for there we see the works of God; but in cities little else but the works of men. And the one makes a better subject for contemplation than the other. William Penn citiesmencountry Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good. William Penn philanthropykarmacharity Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise. William Penn flatterythieveseducational Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other. William Penn inquiryblindsuffering
