Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous…

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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...

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

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

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

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

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

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

He that's secure is not safe.

He that's secure is not safe.

Hope of gain lessens pain.

Hope of gain lessens pain.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

He that's secure is not safe.

He that's secure is not safe.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.

Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

Despair ruins some, presumption many

Despair ruins some, presumption many

Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three...

And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three...

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and...

But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and...