Grief for a dead Wife, and a troublesome Guest, Continues to the threshold, and there is at rest; But I mean such wives as are none of the best

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Excess in all other Things whatever, as well as in Meat and Drink, is also...

Excess in all other Things whatever, as well as in Meat and Drink, is also...

Remember, that time is money.

Remember, that time is money.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.

We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.

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

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

Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is...

Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is...

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain...

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain...

You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?

You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?

Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink.

Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink.

Most fools think they are only ignorant.

Most fools think they are only ignorant.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Three removes are as bad as a fire

Three removes are as bad as a fire

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

An ignorance of means may minister To greatness, but an ignorance of aims Make it...

An ignorance of means may minister To greatness, but an ignorance of aims Make it...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.