More Quotes by William Penn
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
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.
Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.
Let us see what love can do.
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
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.
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
