Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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There are 3 faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

There are 3 faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other.

Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

He that waits upon a fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

He that waits upon a fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

A full belly makes a dull brain

A full belly makes a dull brain

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and...

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and...

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall...

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall...

There is no little enemy

There is no little enemy

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly...

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly...

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take...

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take...

Well done is better than well said.

Well done is better than well said.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man...

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man...

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.