William Penn

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

To be furious in religion is to be irreligiously religious.

The smaller the drink the clearer the head and the cooler the blood.

Religion is nothing else but love to God and man.

Not to be provoked is best but if moved never correct till the fume is spent for every stroke our fury strikes is sure to hit ourselves at last.

O Lord help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand.

Man being made reasonable and so a thinking creature there is nothing more worthy of his being than the right direction and employment of his thoughts since upon this depends both his usefulness to the public and his own present and future benefit in all respects.

Next to God thy parents.

The jealous are troublesome to others but torment to themselves.

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

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there can be any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do to any fellow human being let me do it now.

A wise neuter joins with neither but uses both as his honest interest leads him.

The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.

The smaller the drink the clearer the head.

It were better to be of no church than to be bitter for any.

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do for any fellow being let me do it now ... as I shall not pass this way again.

If thou wouldst be happy ... have an indifference for more than what is sufficient.

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither praise nor reward though sure of both at last.