Interpret quote??

Question

"No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown"

-William Penn

Answer 1

If I look at this correctly, the quote is a reference to Jesus and the Crucifixion.

It seems to suggest that there is nothing achieved without going through the pain of working and failing before achieving success.

Remember that Penn was a Quaker and that one of their tenets was hard work.

Good luck, and you might want to search William Penn and learn a little more about his life and beliefs.

I'm a retired HS English teacher who has lived in Philadelphia since birth.

Mrs. G