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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

It's easy to see, hard to foresee.

It's easy to see, hard to foresee.

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?

You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by...

Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by...

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Education begins with life.

Education begins with life.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

Remember that credit is money.

Remember that credit is money.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of...

Alexander at the head of the world never tasted the true pleasure that boys of...

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

Old age ain't no place for sissies.

By golly, life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron...

By golly, life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron...

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which...

Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which...