Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither...

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither...

The Family of Fools is ancient

The Family of Fools is ancient

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

Observe all men, thyself most.

Observe all men, thyself most.

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...

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

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

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

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall...

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall...

Beware the hobby that eats.

Beware the hobby that eats.

No gains without pains.

No gains without pains.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Drive thy business, let not that drive thee.

Drive thy business, let not that drive thee.

A place for everything, everything in its place.

A place for everything, everything in its place.

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature...

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature...

No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

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...

Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get...

Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get...

When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold...

When a child is learning to write, it is extremely easy for it to hold...