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William Penn Quotes

William Penn quotes about men

English Leader October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718

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Sense never fails to give them that have it, Words enough tomake them understood. It too often happens in some conversations, as in Apothecary Shops, that those Pots that are Empty, or have. Things of small Value in them, are as gaudily Dress'd as those thatare full of precious Drugs. They that soar too high, often fall hard, making a low and level. Dwelling preferable. The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the. Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. Buildings haveneed of a... William Penn
396. Patience is a Virtue every where; but it shines with great Lustre in the Men of Government.397. Some are so Proud or Testy, they won't hear what they should redress.398. Others so weak, they sink or burst under the weight of their Office, though they can lightly run away with the Salary of it. William Penn
William Penn quote: "Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses..."
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. William Penn
William Penn quote: "If men be good, government cannot be bad."
If men be good, government cannot be bad. William Penn
William Penn quote: "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
All Excess is ill: But Drunkenness is of the worst Sort. It spoils Health, dismounts the Mind, and unmans Men: It reveals Secrets, is Quarrelsome, Lascivious, Impudent, Dangerous and Mad. In fine, he that is drunk is not a Man: Because he is so long void of Reason, that distinguishes a Man from a Beast. William Penn
William Penn quote: "The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and..."
The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune. William Penn
True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it. William Penn

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