130 ordspråk av William Penn

William Penn

William Penn

William Penn föddes den 14 oktober 1644 och dog den 30 juli 1718 - engelsk kväkare, Pennsylvanias grundare.
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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.

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.

Passion is the mob of the man, that commits a riot upon his reason

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

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

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves

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

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end

Undvik popularitet; den har många snaror, och ingen riktig fördel.

Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit.

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform

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

Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.

To have striven, to have made the effort, to have been true to certain ideals - this alone is worth the struggle.

Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants

Låt folket tro att det regerar, så låter det sig regeras.

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