I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Necessity never made a good bargain

Necessity never made a good bargain

Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?

Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?

There will be sleeping enough in the grave

There will be sleeping enough in the grave

Beware the hobby that eats.

Beware the hobby that eats.

The thrifty maxim of the wary Dutch, Is to save all the Money they can...

The thrifty maxim of the wary Dutch, Is to save all the Money they can...

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

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

Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not...

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not...

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man...

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man...

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

The Family of Fools is ancient

The Family of Fools is ancient

Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.

No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no...

No man is so foolish but he may sometimes give another good counsel, and no...