William Penn
William Penn
William Penn24 October 1644 – 30 July 1718) was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early Quaker and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans. Under his direction, the city of Philadelphia was planned and developed...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 October 1644
CityLondon, England
It were better to be of no church, than to be bitter for any
He that lives to live forever, never fears dying.
If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it.
As Love ought to bring them together, so it is the best Way to keep them well together.
A private Life is to be preferred; the Honor and Gain of publick Posts, bearing no proportion with the Comfort of it
A wise man makes what he learns his own, the other shows he is but a copy or a collection at most . . .
It is a profitable Wisdom to know when we have done enough: Much time and Pains are spared, in not flattering our selves against Probabilities.
Friendship is the union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue
Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.
To be like Christ is to be a Christian.
Nothing does reason more right, than the coolness of those that offer it: For Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers.
The truest end of life is to know that life never ends.
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.
The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all.