Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

Why does the blind man's wife paint herself

Why does the blind man's wife paint herself

Lost time is never found again.

Lost time is never found again.

Never take a wife till thou hast a house and a fire to put her...

Never take a wife till thou hast a house and a fire to put her...

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,...

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle...

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting,...

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting,...

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to...

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to...

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

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

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

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

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

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly...

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly...

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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

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

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be...

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be...