He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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It's easy to see, hard to foresee.

It's easy to see, hard to foresee.

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wife; and at forty,...

At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wife; and at forty,...

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...

We may give advice but we cannot give conduct.

We may give advice but we cannot give conduct.

If you would not be forgotton as soon as you are dead and rotten, Either...

If you would not be forgotton as soon as you are dead and rotten, Either...

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough...

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough...

No gains without pains.

No gains without pains.

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.

He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.

It is remarkable that soldiers by profession, men truly and unquestionably brave, seldom advise war...

It is remarkable that soldiers by profession, men truly and unquestionably brave, seldom advise war...

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.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Proclaim not all thou knowest

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one...

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one...

He that won't be counseled can't be helped.

He that won't be counseled can't be helped.

Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to...

Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to...