Some Fruits of Solitude in Reflections and Maxims

by

William Penn

annotated

Part I

Ignorance Education Pride Luxury
Inconsideration Disappointment and Resignation Murmuring Censoriousness
Bounds of Charity Frugality or Bounty Discipline Industry
Temperance Apparel Right Marriage Avarice
Friendship Qualities of a Friend Caution and Conduct Reparation
Rules of Conversation Eloquence Temper Truth
Justice Secrecy Complacency Shifts
Interest Inquiry Right-timing Knowledge
Wit Obedience to Parents Bearing Promising
Fidelity Master Servant Jealousy
Posterity A Country Life Art and Project Industry
Temporal Happiness Respect Hazard Detraction
Moderation Trick Passion Personal Cautions
Ballance Popularity Privacy Government
A Private Life A Publick Life Qualifications Capacity
Clean Hands Dispatch Patience Impartiality
Indifferency Neutrality A Party Ostentation
Compleat Virtue Religion

Part II

The Introduction to the Reader The Right Moralist The World’s Able Man The Wise Man
Of the Government of Thoughts Of Envy Of Man’s Life Of Ambition
Of Praise or Applause Of Conduct in Speech Union of Friends Of Being Easy in Living
Of Man’s Inconsiderateness and Partiality Of the Rule of Judging Of Formality Of the Mean Notion we Have of God
Of the Benefit of Justice Of Jealousy Of State Of a Good Servant
Of an Immediate Pursuit of the World Of the Interest of the Publick in our Estates The Vain Man The Conformist
The Obligations of Great Men
to Almighty God
Of Refining upon Other Men’s Actions
or Interests
Of Charity