A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. – William Penn
A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it. – William Penn
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. – William Penn
Right is right, even if everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. – 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
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. – 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
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. – William Penn
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood. – William Penn
Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom. – William Penn
Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it. – William Penn
Much reading is an oppression of the mind, and extinguishes the natural candle, which is the reason of so many senseless scholars in the world. – William Penn
Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness. – William Penn
