If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would...

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would...

Our necessities never equal our wants

Our necessities never equal our wants

Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.

Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Proclaim not all thou knowest

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more...

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

A full belly makes a dull brain

A full belly makes a dull brain

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.

If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.

There is no little enemy

There is no little enemy

The nearest I can make it out, Love your Enemies means, Hate your Friends

The nearest I can make it out, Love your Enemies means, Hate your Friends

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

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

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

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

If you desire many things, many things will seem but a few.

If you desire many things, many things will seem but a few.

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

The desire for power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire for knowledge in...

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...