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"Never marry but for love; but see that thou lovest what is lovely."
- William Penn, More quotation on Marriage. |
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"Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unless it be a greater hurt to some other to conceal it."
- William Penn. |
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"If a civil word or two will render a man happy, he must be a wretch, indeed who will not give them to him. Such a disposition is like lighting another man's candle by one's own, which loses none of its brilliancy by what the other gains."
- William Penn. |
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"Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children."
- William Penn. |
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"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, More quotation on Language. |
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"True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."
- William Penn, More quotation on Silence. |
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"Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers."
- William Penn. |