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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Applause waits on success.

Applause waits on success.

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who...

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who...

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...

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

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

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

Despair ruins some, presumption many

Despair ruins some, presumption many

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

When you're finished changing, you're finished.

For age and want save while you may, No morning sun lasts a whole day.

For age and want save while you may, No morning sun lasts a whole day.

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

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

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

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

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

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

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...

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...

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

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

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall...

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall...

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.

He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.