Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of,...

Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of,...

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake

To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.

Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Where liberty is, there is my country

Where liberty is, there is my country

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain...

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain...

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.

Industry need not wish.

Industry need not wish.

Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good...

Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good...

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Beware the hobby that eats.

Beware the hobby that eats.