Drink does not drown care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Drink Quotes

Applause waits on success.

Applause waits on success.

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

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

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...

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven

Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set...

Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set...

Our necessities never equal our wants

Our necessities never equal our wants

Experience is a dear teacher, and only fools will learn from no other.

Experience is a dear teacher, and only fools will learn from no other.

When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough.

Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough.

Lying rides upon debt's back.

Lying rides upon debt's back.

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

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

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

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

Love and lordship hate companions

Love and lordship hate companions

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

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

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

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Where liberty is, there is my country.