Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Quote by William Penn

Topics: William Penn Quotes

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

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

True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live...

True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live...

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves

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.

It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of...

It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of...

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

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

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

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its...

Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders than the arguments of its...

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than...

He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than...

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is...

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is...

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth...

Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth...

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts.

Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts.

Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than...

Passion is a sort of fever in the mind, which ever leaves us weaker than...

Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if...

Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if...

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.

Kings in this world should imitate God, their mercy should be above their works.

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet...

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet...

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep...

True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep...

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good...

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good...