Benjamin Franklin ( 10 of 244 )
If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.
If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.
Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.
Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.
A place for everything, everything in its place.
A place for everything, everything in its place.
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30, the wit; at 40, the judgment.
'Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle.
'Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle.
Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.
Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
