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The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.
William Penn
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William Penn
Age: 73 †
Born: 1644
Born: October 14
Died: 1718
Died: July 30
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Where judgment has wit to express it, there's the best orator.
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
Where charity keeps pace with gain, industry is blessed.
William Penn
Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own.
William Penn
In the rush and noise of life, as you have intervals, step home within yourselves and be still. Wait upon God, and feel His good presence this will carry you evenly through your day's business.
William Penn
Dislike what deserves it, but never hate: for that is of the nature of malice which is almost ever to persons, not things, and is one of the blackest qualities sin begets in the soul.
William Penn
They that soar too high, often fall hard.
William Penn
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.
William Penn
It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any.
William Penn
What man in his right mind would conspire his own hurt? Men are beside themselves when they transgress against their convictions.
William Penn
It were happy if we studied nature more in natural things and acted according to nature, whose rules are few, plain, and most reasonable.
William Penn
The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume but a good stomach excels them all.
William Penn
We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice.
William Penn
If thou wouldst rule well, thou must rule for God, and to do that, thou must be ruled by him. Those who will not be governed by God will be ruled by tyrants.
William Penn
To be furious in religion is to be irreligiously religious.
William Penn
Friendship is the union of spirits.
William Penn
The Country is both the Philosopher's Garden and his Library, in which he Reads and Contemplates the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God.
William Penn
That plenty should produce either covetousness or prodigality is a perversion of providence and yet the generality of men are the worse for their riches.
William Penn
A wise neuter joins with neither, but uses both as his honest interest leads him.
William Penn
Nor must we always be neutral where our neighbors are concerned: for tho' meddling is a fault, helping is a duty.
William Penn
