How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light

To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light

The Family of Fools is ancient

The Family of Fools is ancient

Where liberty is, there is my country

Where liberty is, there is my country

He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.

He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.

Observe all men; thy self most.

Observe all men; thy self most.

Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.

Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.

In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.

In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the...

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the...

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

Hunger is the best pickle.

Hunger is the best pickle.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

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

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

The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always...

The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always...

Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.

Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.

He that's secure is not safe.

He that's secure is not safe.

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having...

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having...

Security is the chief enemy of mortals.

Security is the chief enemy of mortals.