“The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.”
Source: The Select Works of William Penn....
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Famous William Penn Quotes
“Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast.”
Source: Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims
“The tallest Trees are most in the Power of the Winds, and Ambitious Men of the Blasts of Fortune.”
Source: A Collection of the Works of William Penn: To which is Prefixed a Journal of His Life, with Many Original Letters and Papers Not Before Published
“No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.”
“The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs, which are brief and pithy.”
Source: The Select Works of William Penn....
“The secret of happiness is to count your blessings while others are adding up their troubles.”
“Neither despise nor oppose what thou dost not understand.”
Source: The Select Works of William Penn....