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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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

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

If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.

If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

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 must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

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

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

Lost time is never found again.

Lost time is never found again.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting

He that lives upon hope will die fasting

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

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,...

Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt.

Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

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...

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an...

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an...

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to...

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.