Benjamin Franklin ( 10 of 244 )
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
There was never a good war, or a bad peace.
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Vice knows she's ugly, so puts on her mask
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things.
Be at War with your Vices, at Peace with your Neighbours, and let every New-Year find you a better Man.
Be at War with your Vices, at Peace with your Neighbours, and let every New-Year find you a better Man.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
'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.
Ere you consult your fancy, consult your purse.
Ere you consult your fancy, consult your purse.
Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by read more
Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by indulgence and all we can gratify it with at present serves but the more to inflame its insatiable desires.
A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
