A small leak can sink a great ship.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Happy's the Wooing, that's not long a doing

Happy's the Wooing, that's not long a doing

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

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 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...

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting,...

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting,...

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...

Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

He that drinks fast pays slow

He that drinks fast pays slow

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Than that of defrauding the government.

Than that of defrauding the government.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not...

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not...

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books

He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books

Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set...

Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set...

Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.

Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.

The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.

The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.

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...

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

He that won't be counseled can't be helped.

He that won't be counseled can't be helped.