More Quotes by William Penn
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
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.
If you protect a man from folly, you will soon have a nation of fools.
Oppression makes a poor country.
No people can be truly happy... if abridged of the freedom of their consciences
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of directions for human life; you have much in little; they save time in speaking; and upon occasion may be the fullest and safest answer.
The Remedy often proves worse than the Disease.
People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Those who live to live forever, never fear dying.
