Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
This is the Comfort of Friends, that though they may be said to Die, yet their Friendship and Society are, in the best Sense, ever present, because Immortal
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
Best
Comfort
Ever
Present
Dies
Though
Friends
Society
Sense
Immortal
May
Friendship
More quotes by William Penn
Where charity keeps pace with gain, industry is blessed.
William Penn
Man, being made reasonable, and so a thinking creature, there is nothing more worthy of his being than the right direction and employment of his thoughts since upon this depends both his usefulness to the public, and his own present and future benefit in all respects.
William Penn
Love labour: for if thou dost not want it for food, thou mayest for physique. It is wholesome for the body, and good for the mind. It prevents the fruits of idleness, which many times come of nothing to do, and leads many to do what is worse than nothing.
William Penn
Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided.
William Penn
Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it.
William Penn
I shall pass through life but once. Let me show kindness now, as I shall not pass this way again.
William Penn
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
William Penn
Inquiry is human blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other.
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
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do ... let me do it now.
William Penn
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.
William Penn
Never despise what you don't understand.
William Penn
It is certain that the most natural and human government is that of consent, for that binds freely, ... when men hold their liberty by true obedience to rules of their own making.
William Penn
He who gives to the poor, lends to the Lord. But it may be said, not improperly, the Lord lends to us to give to the poor.
William Penn
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.
William Penn
You are Englishmen mind your privileges, give not away your right.
William Penn
Every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last.
William Penn
Men not living to what they know, cannot blame God, that they know no more.
William Penn
The smaller the drink, the clearer the head, and the cooler the blood.
William Penn
We are too apt to love praise, but not to deserve it.
William Penn
