Jealousy is a kind of civil war in the soul, where judgment and imagination are at perpetual jars.

Source: Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims (1682) by William Penn; Maxim: 191.

The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.

Source: Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims (1682) by William Penn. Meaning: Jealous people by nature are annoying to others. But the fact that they themselves are envious of another person, whether it be their good looks, good fortune, or possessions, is a constant battle for them. They can’t even stand to be Read More…

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

Source: Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims (1682) by the early American Quaker leader William Penn. Complete Sentence: Knowledge is the Treasure, but Judgment the Treasurer of a Wise Man.

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Justice delayed is justice denied.

Source: In Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations, it is attributable to William Ewart Gladstone, but such attribution was not verifiable. Alternatively, it may be attributed to William Penn in the form “to delay Justice is Injustice”. Martin Luther King, Jr., used the phrase in the form “justice too long delayed is justice denied” in Read More…