William Penn

She is but half a wife that is not, nor is capable of being, a friend.

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

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

If thou art clean and warm, it is sufficient; for more doth but rob the Poor, and please the Wanton.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

I desire to gain your Love and Friendship by a kind, Just and Peaceful Life.

There are truths which are not for all men, nor for all times.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

The habit of looking on the best side of every event is worth more than a thousand pounds a years.

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance.

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.

Are you using your pain as an excuse or as a source of strength?

After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.

Everyone has his day and some days last longer than others.

If a diplomat says yes, he means perhaps. If he says perhaps he means no. And if he says no, he’s the hell of a diplomat.

Martyrdom covers a multitude of sins.

Trust instinct to the end, even though you can give no reason.

Better is the enemy of good.

No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet everyone thinks himself sufficiently qualified for the hardest of all trades, that of government.

Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.

Time will bring to light whatever is hidden; it will cover up and conceal what is now shining in splendor.