A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her...

Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her...

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of...

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of...

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...

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

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be...

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be...

The Family of Fools is ancient

The Family of Fools is ancient

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear

If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear

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...

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

Childhood is a promise that is never kept

Childhood is a promise that is never kept

When you were little sticking your tongue out was like giving some one the middle...

When you were little sticking your tongue out was like giving some one the middle...