Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.

Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.

Beware the hobby that eats.

Beware the hobby that eats.

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...

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows...

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows...

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...

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...

Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it.

Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it.

Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by...

Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by...

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

When a man and a woman die, as poets sung, His heart's the last part...

When a man and a woman die, as poets sung, His heart's the last part...

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

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...

Hunger is the best pickle.

Hunger is the best pickle.

Hunger is not only the best cook, but also the best physician.

Hunger is not only the best cook, but also the best physician.

The awkward moment when you can't tell the difference between hunger and boredom.

The awkward moment when you can't tell the difference between hunger and boredom.