Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well as those behind him, and also the people in the fields on each side, but…

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink.

Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink.

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the...

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the...

We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps...

We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps...

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

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...

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

It is remarkable that soldiers by profession, men truly and unquestionably brave, seldom advise war...

It is remarkable that soldiers by profession, men truly and unquestionably brave, seldom advise war...

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

You may delay, but time will not.

You may delay, but time will not.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

A good example is the best sermon.

A good example is the best sermon.

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake

Time is money.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of...

Don't forget that compared to a grownup person every baby is a genius. Think of...

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.