Better slip with foot than tongue

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.

In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt

Three removes are as bad as a fire

Three removes are as bad as a fire

Death takes no bribes.

Death takes no bribes.

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

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

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

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

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

The sparks fly in his face.

The sparks fly in his face.

With regard to future bliss, I cannot help imagining that multitudes of the zealously orthodox...

With regard to future bliss, I cannot help imagining that multitudes of the zealously orthodox...

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...

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty...

The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty...

Vice has more martyrs than virtue; and it often happens that men suffer more to...

Vice has more martyrs than virtue; and it often happens that men suffer more to...

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made...

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made...