Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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...

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in...

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in...

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

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.

Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.

Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.

Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.

Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.

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...

The best time to make friends is before you need them. Ether Barrymore

The best time to make friends is before you need them. Ether Barrymore

A small leak can sink a great ship.

A small leak can sink a great ship.

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

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

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and...

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and...

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

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

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

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.