William Penn Quotes About Authority

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  • Where Example keeps pace with Authority, Power hardly fails to be obey'd.

    Failure   Example   Pace  
    Benjamin Franklin, John Woolman, William Penn (1909). “The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”
  • To have religion upon authority, and not upon conviction, is like a finger-watch, to be set forwards or backwards, as he pleases that has it in keeping.

    Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.66, Courier Corporation
  • Between a Man and his Wife nothing ought to rule but Love. Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unless it be a greater hurt to some other to conceal it.

    Hurt   Believe   Love Is  
  • Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. Authority is for children and servants, yet not without sweetness.

    William Penn (1807). “Fruits of solitude in reflections and maxims relating to the conduct of human life: Also, his advice to his children relating to their civil and religious conduct, to which are added extracts from the writings of William Law & Judge Hale; with a "Description of the happy man & true gentleman."”, p.28
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William Penn

  • Born: October 14, 1644
  • Died: July 30, 1718
  • Occupation: Author