Deny Self for Self's sake

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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...

There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently...

There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently...

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that wants it hath a...

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that wants it hath a...

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

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.

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them...

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them...

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough...

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough...

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who...

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who...

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor...

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor...

Pollio, who values nothing that's within, Buys books as men hunt Beavers, -- for their...

Pollio, who values nothing that's within, Buys books as men hunt Beavers, -- for their...

There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

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?

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one...

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one...

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.

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.