I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the...

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the...

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting

When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

A good example is the best sermon.

A good example is the best sermon.

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...

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Never praise your Cider, Horse, or Bedfellow

Never praise your Cider, Horse, or Bedfellow

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian

A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian

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.

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

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

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

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...

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither...

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither...

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad...

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad...

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...

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...