William Penn Quotes About Love

Quotes about: Love

• There can be no friendship where there is no freedom. Friendship loves a free air, and will not be fenced up in straight and narrow enclosures.

  William Penn

  Love, Friendship, Air

• Never marry but for love; but see that thou lov'st what is lovely.

  William Penn

  Love, Marriage, What Is Love

  William Penn (1726). “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”, p.825

• It is the difference betwixt lust and love that this is fixed, that volatile. Love grows, lust wastes by enjoyment.

  William Penn

  Love, Differences, Lust

  William Penn (1792). “Fruits of Solitude: In Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life”, p.23

• Let 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 Penn

  Love, Winning, People

  "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".

• We are apt to love praise, but not deserve it. But if we would deserve it, we must love virtue more than that.

  William Penn

  Love, Praise, Virtue

  William Penn (1782). “The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...”, p.181

• A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil that good may come of it. We are too ready to retaliate, rather than forgive, or gain by love and information. And yet we could hurt no man that we believe loves us. Let us, then, try what love will do: for if men do once see that we love them, we should soon find they would not harm us. Force may subdue, but love gains; and he that forgives first, wins the laurel.

  William Penn

  Love, Peace, Mean

  "Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims".

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