They that soar too high, often fall hard. William Penn More Quotes by William Penn More Quotes From William Penn We are too careless of posterity; not considering that as they are, so the next generation will be. William Penn carelessnextgenerations Where Example keeps pace with Authority, Power hardly fails to be obey'd. William Penn failurepaceexample Not to be provok'd is best: But if mov'd, never correct till the fume is spent; for every stroke our fury strikes, is sure to hit our selves at last. William Penn lastsangerself Never despise what you don't understand. William Penn despise He that has more Knowledge than Judgment, is made for another Man's use more than his own. William Penn usemademen Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own. William Penn faultsweaknessmen We have a call to do good, as often as we have the power and occasion. William Penn occasions That which the people called Quakers lay down as a main fundamental in religion is this- That God, through Christ, hath placed a principle in every man, to inform him of his duty, and to enable him to do it; and that those that live up to this principle are the people of God, and those that live in disobedience to it, are not God's people, whatever name they may bear, or profession they may make of religion. This is their ancient, first, and standing testimony: with this they began, and this they bore, and do bear to the world. William Penn namesmenpeople For we put the power in the people. William Penn powerpeople Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world. William Penn readingmindbook And he that is taught to live upon little, owes more to his father's wisdom, than he that has a great deal left him, does to his father's care. William Penn fathers-dayfamilywisdom For as men in battle are continually in the way of shot, so we, in this world, are ever within the reach of Temptation. William Penn battletemptationmen Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. William Penn griefseadeath For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. William Penn memorial-daysympathydeath Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than it found us. William Penn feverpassionmind Children, Fear God; that is to say, have an holy awe upon your minds to avoid that which is evil, and a strict care to embrace and do that which is good. William Penn evilmindchildren People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest. William Penn lawmenpeople Covetousness is the greatest of monsters, as well as the root of all evil. William Penn rootsevilmonsters No people can be truly happy... if abridged of the freedom of their consciences William Penn truly-happyifspeople If a civil word or two will render a man happy, he must be a wretch indeed who will not give them to him. Such a disposition is like lighting another man's candle by one's own, which loses none of its brilliancy by what the other gains. William Penn givingmentwo
