William Penn

There can be no friendship when there is no freedom. Friendship loves the free air and will not be fenced up in straight and narrow enclosures.

A true friend unbosoms freely advises justly assists readily adventures boldly takes all patiently defends courageously and continues a friend unchangeably.

All excess is ill but drunkeness is of the worst sort. It spoils health dismounts the mind and unmans men. It reveals secrets is quarrelsome lascivious impudent dangerous and bad.

To be like Christ is to be a Christian.

The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs which are brief and pithy.

No pain no palm no thorns no throne no gall no glory no cross no crown.

All Excess is ill: But Drunkenness is of the worst Sort.

I will never do this, says one, yet does it: I am resolved to do this, says another; but flags upon second Thoughts: Or does it, tho_ awkwardly, for his Word__ sake: As if it were worse to break his Word, than to do amiss in keeping it.

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.

Wear none of thine own Chains; but keep free, whilst thou art free.

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

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still.

Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent. In this divine glass, they see face to face; and their converse is free, as well as pure. This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal.

They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies. Nor can spirits ever be divided, that love and live in the same divine principle, the root and record of their friendship. If absence be not death, neither is theirs. Death is but crossing the world, as friends do the seas; they live in one another still. For they must needs be present, that love and live in that which is omnipresent. In this divine glass they see face to face; and their converse is free, as well as pure. This is the comfort of friends, that though they may be said to die, yet their friendship and society are, in the best sense, ever present, because immortal.

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.

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

Let the people think they govern and they will be governed

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.