More Quotes by William Penn
If it be an evil to judge rashly or untruly any single man, how much a greater sin it is to condemn a whole people.
My prison shall be my grave before I will budge a jot; for I owe my conscience to no mortal man.
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.
People are more afraid of the laws of Man than of God, because their punishment seems to be nearest.
Oppression makes a poor country.
Nothing shows our weakness more than to be so sharp-sighted at spying other men's faults, and so purblind about our own.
Truth never lost ground by enquiry.
The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.
Never despise what you don't understand.
If you protect a man from folly, you will soon have a nation of fools.
