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More Quotes by William Penn
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.
In all debates, let truth be thy aim, not victory, or an unjust interest.
Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men, than men upon governments. Let men be good, and the government cannot be bad; if it be ill, they will cure it. But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavour to warp and spoil it to their turn.
Avoid flatterers, for they are thieves in disguise.
Oppression makes a poor country.
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.
I shall pass through life but once. Let me show kindness now, as I shall not pass this way again.
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.
The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy. Collect and learn them; they are notable measures of directions for human life; you have much in little; they save time in speaking; and upon occasion may be the fullest and safest answer.
Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own.
