A small leak can sink a great ship.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were...

Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were...

The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.

The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in...

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in...

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take...

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take...

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

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

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

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...

A place for everything, everything in its place.

A place for everything, everything in its place.

Observe all men, thyself most.

Observe all men, thyself most.

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

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

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the...

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the...

Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it

Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it

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...

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of...

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of...

When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it.

When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it.

He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another,...

He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another,...

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

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

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

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