Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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

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

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of...

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of...

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

The sparks fly in his face.

The sparks fly in his face.

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Think how great a proportion of mankind, consists of weak and ignorant men and women,...

Think how great a proportion of mankind, consists of weak and ignorant men and women,...

When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her...

When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her...

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.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

Fatigue is the best pillow

Fatigue is the best pillow

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

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

Love and lordship hate companions

Love and lordship hate companions

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

We must remember that we have to make judges out of men, and that by...

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.