William Penn – Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania |
|
|---|---|
 Portrait of William Penn |
|
| Born | (1644-10-14)14 October 1644 London, England |
| Died | 30 July 1718(1718-07-30) (aged 73) Berkshire, England |
| Religion | Quakerism (Religious society of Friends) |
| Spouse(s) | Gulielma Maria Springett, Hannah Margaret Callowhill |
| Children | William Penn, Jr., John Penn (“the American”), Thomas Penn, Richard Penn, Sr., Letitia Penn, Margaret Penn, Dennis Penn, Hannah Penn |
| Parents | Admiral Sir William Penn and Margaret Jasper |
| Signature |  |
A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going.
—William Penn
….
And he that lives to live forever never fears dying.
—William Penn.
….
All excess is ill, but drunkenness is of the worst sort. It spoils health, dismounts the mind, and unman men. It reveals secrets, is quarrelsome, lascivious, impudent, dangerous and mad. He that is drunk is not a man, because he is, for so long, void of reason that distinguishes a man from a beast.
—William Penn.
….Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love.
– William Penn
A true friend unbosoms freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.
~William Penn
…
– William Penn
…
Friendship is a union of spirits, a marriage of hearts, and the bond thereof virtue.
—Penn.
….
I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.
~William Penn
….
Love is indeed heaven upon earth: since heaven above would not be heaven without it. What we love, we’ll hear; what we love, we’ll trust; and what we love, we’ll serve, ay and suffer for too.
…..
No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.
—William Penn.
…..
O God, help us not to despise or oppose what we do not understand.
– William Penn
…
The jealous are troublesome to others, but torment to themselves.
– William Penn
…
To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations.
— William Penn.
—
We have a call to do good, as often as we have the power and the occasion.
– William Penn
Comments