“I will never do this, says one, yet does it: I am resolved to do this, says another; but flags upon second Thoughts: Or does it, tho’ awkwardly, for his Word’s sake: As if it were worse to break his Word, than to do amiss in keeping it.”
William Penn“He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care.”
William Penn“The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.”
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“Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.”
William Penn“For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.”
William Penn