William Penn Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.”

“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.”

“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.”

“A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.”

“He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.”

“To be like Christ is to be a Christian.”

“Love is the hardest lesson in Christianity; but, for that reason, it should be most our care to learn it.”

“Let the people think they govern and they will be governed.”

“It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any.”