Little strokes fell great oaks.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expression,...

You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expression,...

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

The best time to make friends is before you need them. Ether Barrymore

The best time to make friends is before you need them. Ether Barrymore

Despair ruins some, presumption many

Despair ruins some, presumption many

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

There is no little enemy

There is no little enemy

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt

The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

We may give advice but we cannot give conduct

We may give advice but we cannot give conduct

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. Whats a sundial in the shade?

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. Whats a sundial in the shade?

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad...

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad...

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without...

I know of no more disagreeable sensation than to be left feeling generally angry without...

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth...

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth...

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it...

It has always surprised me how little attention philosophers have paid to humor, since it...