William Penn Virtue Quotations

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

Unless virtue guide us our choice must be wrong.

If men be good, government cannot be bad.

Content not thyself that thou art virtuous in the general; for one link being wanting, the chain is defective.

Never esteem people (including yourself) more because they have money, nor think less of anyone (including yourself) because they lack it. Virtue is the only just reason for respecting anyone, lack of virtue the only reason for holding anyone in low regard.