Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.
William Penn
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
Author
Entrepreneur
Philosopher
Politician
Theologian
London
England
William Penn
Sure
Ends
Doe
Seeks
Good
Reward
Paradise
Rewards
Sake
Neither
More quotes by William Penn
Disappointments that aren't a result of our own foolishness are a testing of our faith or a correction from heaven, and it is our own fault if these disappointments don't work for our own good.
William Penn
Be sure that religion cannot be right that a man is the worse for having.
William Penn
Charity is ... a universal remedy against discord, and an holy cement for mankind.
William Penn
If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil: his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.
William Penn
Where thou art Obliged to speak, be sure speak the Truth: For Equivocation is half way to Lying, as Lying, the whole way to Hell.
William Penn
Frugality is good if liberality be joined with it. The first is leaving off superfluous expenses the last is bestowing them to the benefit of others that need. The first without the last begets covetousness the last without the first begets prodigality.
William Penn
There can be no Friendship where there is no Freedom. Friendship loves a free Air, and will not be penned up in straight and narrow Enclosures. It will speak freely, and act so too and take nothing ill where no ill is meant nay, where it is, 'twill easily forgive, and forget too, upon small Acknowledgments.
William Penn
Wherefore, brethren, let us be careful neither to out-go our guide, nor yet loiter behind him since he that makes haste, may miss his way, and he that stays behind, lose his guide.
William Penn
Let us then try what Love will do: For if Men do once see we love them, we should soon find they would not harm us.
William Penn
It is a coal from God's altar must kindle our fire and without fire, true fire, no acceptable sacrifice.
William Penn
All excess is ill but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unmans men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous, and mad.
William Penn
A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going.
William Penn
Anything less than full justice is cruelty.
William Penn
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.
William Penn
Not to be provok'd is best: But if mov'd, never correct till the fume is spent for every stroke our fury strikes, is sure to hit our selves at last.
William Penn
There is a troublesome humor some men have, that if they may not lead, they will not follow but had rather a thing were never done, than not done their own way, tho' other ways very desirable.
William Penn
If it be an evil to judge rashly or untruly any single man, how much a greater sin it is to condemn a whole people.
William Penn
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.
William Penn
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
William Penn
It would go a long way to caution and direct people in their use of the world that they would better studied and known in the creation of it. For how could man find the confidence to abuse it, while they should see the Great Creator stare them in the face, in all and every part thereof?
William Penn
