More Quotes by William Penn
Those who live to live forever, never fear dying.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers.
If you protect a man from folly, you will soon have a nation of fools.
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 all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.
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.
They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies.
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.
