William Penn Quotes
Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire.
Penn, William. Some Fruits of Solitude, in Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life. Thomas Northcott, 1693.
The papyrus appears to be an instruction booklet for government officials. The Egyptians thought that thinking and the intellect is done by the heart. In this context we would say, “Don’t let your head get big ….”
He meant to say “repository” and not “suppository”. The latter is a capsule of medicine that is placed inside the rectum.
William Penn was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans. Under his direction, the city of Philadelphia was planned and developed. Philadelphia was planned out to be grid-like with its streets and be very easy to navigate, unlike London where Penn was from. The streets are named with numbers and tree names. He chose to use the names of trees for the cross streets because Pennsylvania means "Penn's Woods".
