True silence is the rest of the mind, and is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment. -William Penn Health
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire. -William Penn Knowledge
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. -William Penn Money
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. -William Penn Marriage
He who is taught to live upon little owes more to his father's wisdom than he who has a great deal left him does to his father's care. -William Penn Wisdom
In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. -William Penn Beauty
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably. -William Penn Friendship