Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Observe all men; thy self most.

Observe all men; thy self most.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

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...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

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.

Keep flax from fire, youth from gaming

Keep flax from fire, youth from gaming

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

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?

Mine is better than ours.

Mine is better than ours.

God helps those who help themselves.

God helps those who help themselves.

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even...

God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even...

It is not because God is irrational that we cannot comprehend him; it is because...

It is not because God is irrational that we cannot comprehend him; it is because...