“Private people, in short, are so much more their own that...they are rulers of all the rest.”
More from William Penn
“If we disputed everything disputable, it would be endless.”
“We must not consider all that we work responsibily to if we would be free from anxiety.”
“In anything we do, we must put up with many indignities if we love our own peace.”
“The wise are cautious but not cunning and sensible but not crafty. Virtue is the measure…”