To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom. – William Penn
Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. – William Penn
They have a right to censure that have a heart to help. – William Penn
Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one. – William Penn
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his fathers wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his fathers care. – William Penn
Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers. – William Penn
Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers. – William Penn
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. – William Penn
The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. – William Penn
Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns. – William Penn
Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. – William Penn
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire. – William Penn
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants. – William Penn
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. – William Penn
Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains. – William Penn
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. – William Penn
Time is what we want most, but… what we use worst. – William Penn
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – William Penn
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it. – William Penn
