More Quotes by William Penn
Truth never lost ground by enquiry.
No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself.
Silence is Wisdom where Speaking is Folly.
Peace can only be secured by justice; never by force of arms.
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
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.
The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.
The truest end of life is to know the life that never ends.
Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own.
I shall pass through life but once. Let me show kindness now, as I shall not pass this way again.
