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William Penn Quotes

Levity of behavior, always a weakness, is far more unbecoming in a woman than a man Picture Quote #1

There is a truth and beauty in rhetoric; but it oftener serves ill turns than good ones Picture Quote #1

We are too careless of posterity; not considering that as they are, so the next generation will be Picture Quote #1

Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen Picture Quote #1

There is nothing of which we are apt to be so lavish as of time, and about which we ought to be more solicitous; since without it we can do nothing in this world Picture Quote #1

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers Picture Quote #1

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Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still Picture Quote #1

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies Picture Quote #1

A good end sanctify evil means; not must we ever do evil, that good might come of it. We are ready to retaliate, rather than forgive or gain by love and information... Force may subdue, but love gains. And one that forgives first wins the laurel Picture Quote #1

The humble, meek, merciful, and just are everywhere of one religion; and when death has taken off the mask they will know one another, though the diverse liveries they wear here make them strangers Picture Quote #1

We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice Picture Quote #1

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles Picture Quote #1

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To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

... death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other Picture Quote #1

Clear therefore thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for thy judgment will be distinct, thy mind free, and the faculties strong and regular Picture Quote #1

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I shall pass through life but once. Let me show kindness now, as I shall not pass this way again Picture Quote #1

It is a cruel folly to offer up to ostentation so many lives of creatures, as to make up the state of our treats Picture Quote #1

Let us, then, try what love will do, for if people once see we love them, we should soon find that they would not harm us... force may subdue, but love gains; and they who forgive first, win the laurel Picture Quote #1

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do... let me do it now Picture Quote #1

For nothing reaches the heart but what is from the heart, or pierces the conscience but what comes from a living conscience Picture Quote #1

Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn Picture Quote #1

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Frugality is good if liberality be joined with it. The first is leaving off superfluous expenses; the last is bestowing them to the benefit of others that need. The first without the last begets covetousness; the last without the first begets prodigality Picture Quote #1

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent. In this divine glass, they see face to face; and their converse is free as well as pure. 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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

By liberty of conscience, we understand not only a mere liberty of the mind, in believing or disbelieving this or that principle or doctrine; but the exercise of ourselves in a visible way of worship, upon our believing it to be indispensably required at our hands, that if we neglect it for fear of favor of any mortal man, we sin and incur divine wrath Picture Quote #1

If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil: his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome Picture Quote #1

Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed that wit given an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely Picture Quote #1

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Levity of behavior, always a weakness, is far more unbecoming in a woman than a man (William Penn Quotes) There is a truth and beauty in rhetoric; but it oftener serves ill turns than good ones (William Penn Quotes) We are too careless of posterity; not considering that as they are, so the next generation will be (William Penn Quotes) Do what good thou canst unknown, and be not vain of what ought rather to be felt than seen (William Penn Quotes) There is nothing of which we are apt to be so lavish as of time, and about which we ought to be more solicitous; since without it we can do nothing in this world (William Penn Quotes) Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers (William Penn Quotes) Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still (William Penn Quotes) They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies (William Penn Quotes) A good end sanctify evil means; not must we ever do evil, that good might come of it. We are ready to retaliate, rather than forgive or gain by love and information... Force may subdue, but love gains. And one that forgives first wins the laurel (William Penn Quotes) The humble, meek, merciful, and just are everywhere of one religion; and when death has taken off the mask they will know one another, though the diverse liveries they wear here make them strangers (William Penn Quotes) We are apt to be very pert at censuring others, where we will not endure advice (William Penn Quotes) The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles (William Penn Quotes) To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals (William Penn Quotes) 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 Quotes) ... death is only a horizon, and a horizon is only the limit of your sight. Open your eyes to see more clearly (William Penn Quotes) 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 Quotes) Inquiry is human; blind obedience brutal. Truth never loses by the one but often suffers by the other (William Penn Quotes) Clear therefore thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for thy judgment will be distinct, thy mind free, and the faculties strong and regular (William Penn Quotes) I shall pass through life but once. Let me show kindness now, as I shall not pass this way again (William Penn Quotes) It is a cruel folly to offer up to ostentation so many lives of creatures, as to make up the state of our treats (William Penn Quotes) Let us, then, try what love will do, for if people once see we love them, we should soon find that they would not harm us... force may subdue, but love gains; and they who forgive first, win the laurel (William Penn Quotes) I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do... let me do it now (William Penn Quotes) For nothing reaches the heart but what is from the heart, or pierces the conscience but what comes from a living conscience (William Penn Quotes) Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn (William Penn Quotes) Frugality is good if liberality be joined with it. The first is leaving off superfluous expenses; the last is bestowing them to the benefit of others that need. The first without the last begets covetousness; the last without the first begets prodigality (William Penn Quotes) Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent. In this divine glass, they see face to face; and their converse is free as well as pure. 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) By liberty of conscience, we understand not only a mere liberty of the mind, in believing or disbelieving this or that principle or doctrine; but the exercise of ourselves in a visible way of worship, upon our believing it to be indispensably required at our hands, that if we neglect it for fear of favor of any mortal man, we sin and incur divine wrath (William Penn Quotes) If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil: his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome (William Penn Quotes) Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast. Yet it must be confessed that wit given an edge to sense, and recommends it extremely (William Penn Quotes)

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