Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.

Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

We may give advice but we cannot give conduct.

We may give advice but we cannot give conduct.

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

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

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt

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

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

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

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

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

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to...

Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to...

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having...

He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having...

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

Civilization depends on, and civility often requires, the willingness to say, 'What you are doing...

Civilization depends on, and civility often requires, the willingness to say, 'What you are doing...

Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds

Familiarity is the root of the closest friendships, as well as the intensest hatreds