The country life is to be preferred, for there we see the works of God; but in cities little else but the works of men. And the one makes a better subject for contemplation than the other.
William PennIf thou thinkest twice before thou speakest once, thou wilt speak twice the better for it.
William PennInterest has the security, though not the virtue of a principle. As the world goes, it is the surest side; for men daily leave both relations and religion to follow it.
William PennIf thou wouldst be happy, bring thy mind to thy condition, and have an indifferency for more than what is sufficient.
William Penn