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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To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

He that waits upon a fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

He that waits upon a fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

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

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

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Happy's the Wooing, that's not long a doing

Happy's the Wooing, that's not long a doing

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that wants it hath a...

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that wants it hath a...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

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 the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I...

It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I...