All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always...

The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always...

He that sells upon trust, loses many friends, and always wants money.

He that sells upon trust, loses many friends, and always wants money.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Proclaim not all thou knowest

He that can have patience can have what he will.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

Love and lordship hate companions

Love and lordship hate companions

Drink Water, Put the Money in your Pocket, and leave the Dry-bellyach in the Punchbowl.

Drink Water, Put the Money in your Pocket, and leave the Dry-bellyach in the Punchbowl.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good...

Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good...

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...

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to...

I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to...

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

The doctor is to be feared more than the disease

The doctor is to be feared more than the disease

The reason doctors are so dangerous is that they believe in what they are doing.

The reason doctors are so dangerous is that they believe in what they are doing.

That the film turned out to be coherent is a miracle. That it is successful...

That the film turned out to be coherent is a miracle. That it is successful...