Quote

Inquire often, but judge rarely, and thou wilt not often be mistaken.

William Penn

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

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
Judge
Thou
Judging
Often
Inquire
Wilt
Mistaken
Rarely

More quotes by William Penn

Image
Interest has the security, though not the virtue of a principle. As the world goes, it is the surest side for men daily leave both relations and religion to follow it.
William Penn
Image
They that soar too high, often fall hard.
William Penn
Image
The usefullest truths are plainest and while we keep to them, our differences cannot rise high.
William Penn
Image
Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not understand.
William Penn
Image
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
Image
It is not only a troublesome but slavish to be nice [fastidious].
William Penn
Image
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
William Penn
Image
Peace can only be secured by justice never by force of arms.
William Penn
Image
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
William Penn
Image
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
William Penn
Image
Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.
William Penn
Image
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.
William Penn
Image
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
Image
Five things are requisite to a good officer — ability, clean hands, despatch, patience, and impartiality.
William Penn
Image
They that Marry for Money cannot have the true Satisfaction of Marriage the requisite Means being wanting.
William Penn
Image
It is the difference betwixt lust and love that this is fixed, that volatile. Love grows, lust wastes by enjoyment.
William Penn
Image
They that censure, should practice. Or else let them have the first stone, and the last too.
William Penn
Image
Men being born with a title to perfect freedom and uncontrolled enjoyment of all the rights and privileges of the law of nature. No one can be put out of his estate and subjected to the political view of another, without his consent.
William Penn
Image
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.
William Penn
Image
It is the amends of a short and troublesome life, that doing good and suffering ill entitles man to a longer and better.
William Penn