Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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...

Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by...

Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by...

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

A full belly makes a dull brain

A full belly makes a dull brain

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays...

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays...

Our necessities never equal our wants

Our necessities never equal our wants

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

Necessity never made a good bargain

Necessity never made a good bargain

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

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

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

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.

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

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

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

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,...

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

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

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business...

I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business...

This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going...

This is a fantastic time to be entering the business world, because business is going...