William Penn

He that lives to forever, never fears dying.

It is the amends of a short and troublesome life, that doing good and suffering ill entitles man to a longer and better

Friendship is the next Pleasure we may hope for: And where we find it not at home, or have no home to find it in, we may seek it abroad. It is an Union of Spirits, a Marriage of Hearts, and the Bond thereof Vertue.

Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.

Friendship . . . is an Union of Spirits, a Marriage of Hearts, and the Bond thereof Vertue.

To be a man’s own fool is bad enough, but the vain man is everybody’s.

Plan backwards as well as forward. Set objectives and trace back to see how to achieve them. You may find that no path can get you there. Plan forward to see where your steps will take you, which may not be clear or intuitive.

My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return.

Accept the place the divine providence has found for you, the society of your contemporaries, the connection of events.

Let a man find himself, in distinction from others, on top of two wheels with a chain – at least in a poor country like Russia – and his vanity begins to swell out like his tires. In America it takes an automobile to produce this effect.

Tread softly, Breathe peacefully, Laugh hysterically.

We acquire the strength we have overcome.

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which, before their union, were not perceived to have any relation.

If thou wouldn’t conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it.

Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his work and in that work he does what he wants to do.

There’s much more stupidity than there is malice in the world.

One of the lessons that I grew up with was to always stay true to yourself and never let what somebody else says distract you from your goals.

The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Is there anyone so wise as to learn by the experience of others?