More Quotes by William Penn
Truth never lost ground by enquiry.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.
No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.
Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other.
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.
In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
Oppression makes a poor country.