He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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

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?

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...

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the...

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the...

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

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...

Fatigue is the best pillow

Fatigue is the best pillow

A word to the wise is enough

A word to the wise is enough

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Education begins with life.

Education begins with life.

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.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of...

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of...

Nothing's so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial...

Nothing's so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial...

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which...

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which...

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...

To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a...

Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a...

Just because you can't see the air, doesn't mean you stop breathing. Just because you...

Just because you can't see the air, doesn't mean you stop breathing. Just because you...