Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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...

Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of

Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of

Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.

Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

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...

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to...

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to...

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

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...

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 youre finished changing, youre finished.

When youre finished changing, youre finished.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life...

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life...

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I...

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I...

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.

If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure

If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure

Success is restricted only from those who restrict themselves from success.

Success is restricted only from those who restrict themselves from success.