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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage

Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.

Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Fatigue is the best pillow

Fatigue is the best pillow

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.

At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty,...

At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty,...

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.

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

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

If you'd lose a troublesome Visitor, lend him Money.

If you'd lose a troublesome Visitor, lend him Money.

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

Than that of defrauding the government.

Than that of defrauding the government.

Half a truth is often a great lie.

Half a truth is often a great lie.

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

He that's secure is not safe.

He that's secure is not safe.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?

You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?