126 ordspråk av William Penn
William Penn
William Penn föddes den October 14th 1644 och dog den 30 July 1718 - of Pennsylvania.
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 Seek not to be Rich, but Happy. The one lies in Bags, the other in Content: which Wealth can never give. |
| Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom. |
| Sexes make no Difference; since in Souls there is none: And they are the Subjects of Friendship. |
| She is but half a wife that is not, nor is capable of being, a friend |
| Some are so very studious of learning what was done by the ancients that they know not how to live with the moderns |
| Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it |
| Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood. |
| The Country is both the Philosopher's Garden and his Library, in which he Reads and Contemplates the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God. |
| 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. |
| The Humble, Meek, Merciful, Just, Pious and Devout Souls, are everywhere of one religion; and when Death has taken off the Mask, they will know one another, though the divers Liveries they wear here make them Strangers. |
| The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves |
| The public must and will be served. |
| The receipts of cookery are swelled to a volume; but a good stomach excels them all |
| The tallest trees are most in the power of the winds, and ambitious men of the blasts of fortune |
| The truest end of life is to know that life never ends. |
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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