He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

If you have time don't wait for time

If you have time don't wait for time

Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by...

Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by...

Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and...

Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and...

There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

He that's secure is not safe.

He that's secure is not safe.

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his...

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his...

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will...

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will...

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

A good example is the best sermon.

A good example is the best sermon.

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse

Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

The joy of life is variety; the tenderest love requires to be rekindled by intervals...

The absence of war is not peace.

The absence of war is not peace.

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Henry Kissinger...

Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. Henry Kissinger...