To hazard much to get much has more of avarice than wisdom. – 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
The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. – William Penn
Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. – William Penn
On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize Im not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships. – Eberhard Weber