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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Being Content Quotes, Discontent Quotes

Than that of defrauding the government.

Than that of defrauding the government.

The Family of Fools is ancient

The Family of Fools is ancient

Mine is better than ours.

Mine is better than ours.

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

Constant dropping wears away stones

Constant dropping wears away stones

Hear reason, or shell make you feel her.

Hear reason, or shell make you feel her.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.

Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.

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...

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.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Death takes no bribes.

Death takes no bribes.

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...

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

A full belly makes a dull brain

A full belly makes a dull brain

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.

Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.

The wisest of the wise may err.

The wisest of the wise may err.