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 on beauty
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. William Penn on death
Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains. William Penn on faith
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. William Penn on friendship
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants. William Penn on god
Let the people think they govern and they will be governed. William Penn on government
True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. William Penn on health
The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves. William Penn on jealousy
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire. William Penn on knowledge
Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. William Penn on knowledge
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 on learning
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 on marriage
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants. William Penn on men
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 on money
Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains. William Penn on patience
The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. William Penn on power
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. William Penn on time
For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity. William Penn on time
Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee. William Penn on trust
Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its opposers. William Penn on truth