Author: William Penn

Quotes

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

- William Penn

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

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

- William Penn

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.

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

Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.

Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.

- William Penn

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

For death is no more than a turning of us over from time to eternity.

- William Penn

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.

- William Penn

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

- William Penn

Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

- William Penn

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

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

- William Penn

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