List of William Penn Quotes

I Have Sometimes Thought That People Are, In A Sort, Happy, That Nothing Can Put Out Of Countenance With Themselves, Though They Neither Have Nor Merit Other People's.

Religion Is Nothing Else But Love Of God And Man.

It Is Profitable Wisdom To Know When We Have Done Enough: Much Time And Pains Are Spared In Not Flattering Ourselves Against Probabilities.

A Good End Cannot Sanctify Evil Means; Nor Must We Ever Do Evil, That Good May Come Of It... It Is As Great Presumption To Send Our Passions Upon God's Errands, As To Palliate Them With God's Name... We Are Too Ready To Retailiate, Rather Than Forgive, Or Gain By Love And Information. And Yet We Could Hurt No Man That We Believe Loves Us. Let Us Try Then What Love Will Do: For If Men Did Once See We Love Them, We Should Soon Find They Would Not Harm Us. Force May Subdue, But Love Gains: And He That Forgives First, Wins The Laurel.

Is It Reasonable To Take It Ill, That Anybody Desires Of Us That Which Is Their Own? All We Have Is The Almighty's; And Shall Not God Have His Own When He Calls For It?

They That Censure, Should Practice. Or Else Let Them Have The First Stone, And The Last Too.

Nor Yet Be Overeager In Pursuit Of Any Thing; For The Mercurial Too Often Happen To Leave Judgment Behind Them, And Sometimes Make Work For Repentance.

Content Not Thyself That Thou Art Virtuous In The General; For One Link Being Wanting, The Chain Is Defective.

A Man, Like A Watch, Is To Be Valued For His Manner Of Going.

But Make Not More Business Necessary Than Is So; And Rather Lessen Than Augment Work For Thyself.

Be Rather Bountiful, Than Expensive.

Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear.