More Quotes by William Penn
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.
We are inclined to call things by the wrong names. We call prosperity 'happiness', and adversity 'misery' eventhough adversity is the school of wisdom and often the way to eternal happiness.
Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly.
Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.
Let us see what love can do.
The Remedy often proves worse than the Disease.
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.
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self.
