True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – 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
Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it. – 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
The mark of solitude is silence, as speech is the mark of community. Silence and speech have the same inner correspondence and difference as do solitude and community. One does not exist without the other. Right speech comes out of silence, and right silence comes out of speech. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer