More Quotes by William Penn
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
Peace can only be secured by justice; never by force of arms.
Never despise what you don't understand.
Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly.
True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.
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.
Let us see what love can do.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
I shall pass through life but once. Let me show kindness now, as I shall not pass this way again.
