It were happy if we studied nature more in natural things; and acted according to nature, whose rules are few, plain, and most reasonable.
William PennWe are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.
William PennLet us then try what Love will do: For if Men do once see we love them, we should soon find they would not harm us.
William PennClear therefore thy head, and rally, and manage thy thoughts rightly, and thou wilt save time, and see and do thy business well; for thy judgment will be distinct, thy mind free, and the faculties strong and regular.
William PennThat which the people called Quakers lay down as a main fundamental in religion is this- That God, through Christ, hath placed a principle in every man, to inform him of his duty, and to enable him to do it; and that those that live up to this principle are the people of God, and those that live in disobedience to it, are not God's people, whatever name they may bear, or profession they may make of religion. This is their ancient, first, and standing testimony: with this they began, and this they bore, and do bear to the world.
William Penn