William Penn Quotes About Evil

• Un Fin bueno no puede santificar Medios malos; ni debemos hacer nunca el Mal, para que de él resulte el Bien.

  William Penn

  Mal, Mal, Mayo

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). "Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims", p.67, Courier Corporation.

• Si es un mal juzgar precipitada o falsamente a un solo hombre, cuánto mayor pecado es condenar a todo un pueblo.

  William Penn

  Hombres, Personas, Maldad

  William Penn (1849). "Una clave, que abre el camino a toda capacidad de cómo distinguir la religión profesada por la gente llamada cuáqueros, de las perversiones y tergiversaciones de sus adversarios: Con una breve exhortación a toda clase de personas...", p.4

• Children, Fear God; that is to say, have an holy awe upon your minds to avoid that which is evil, and a strict care to embrace and do that which is good.

  William Penn

  Children, Evil, Mind

  William Penn (1793). “Fruits of a Father's Love: being the Advice of William Penn to his children, relating to their civil and religious conduct, etc. With a preface, signed J. R., i.e. Sir John Rodes”, p.4

• Covetousness is the greatest of monsters, as well as the root of all evil.

  William Penn

  Roots, Evil, Monsters

  William Penn (1839). “Fruits of solitude ... New edition”, p.23

• To be innocent is to be not guilty; but to be virtuous is to overcome our evil inclinations.

  William Penn

  Evil, Overcoming, Guilty

  William Penn (1841). “Fruits of solitude in reflections and maxims relating to the conduct of human life. A new ed”, p.73

• If thou wouldst conquer thy weakness, thou must never gratify it. No man is compelled to evil: his consent only makes it his. It is no sin to be tempted, but to be overcome.

  William Penn

  Men, Evil, Weakness

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2012). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.60, Courier Corporation

• 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".

• A good end cannot sanctify evil means; nor must we ever do evil, that good may come of it... It is as great presumption to send our passions upon God's errands, as to palliate them with God's name... We are too ready to retailiate, rather than forgive, or gain by love and information. And yet we could hurt no man that we believe loves us. Let us try then what Love will do: for if men did once see 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

  Hurt, Believe, Passion

• To do evil that good may come of it is for bunglers in politics as well as morals.

  William Penn

  Evil, May, Moral

  Benjamin Franklin, William Penn (2008). “Franklin's Way to Wealth and Penn's Maxims”, p.73, Courier Corporation

• Se sirve mejor a Dios resistiendo una tentación al mal que en muchas oraciones formales.

  William Penn

  Prayer, Evil, Temptation

  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.840

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