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More Quotes by William Penn
People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest.
Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.
Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own.
Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.
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.
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.
Peace can only be secured by justice; never by force of arms.
The Remedy often proves worse than the Disease.
Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other.
