It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Experience is the best teacher, but a fool will learn from no other.

Experience is the best teacher, but a fool will learn from no other.

Mine is better than ours.

Mine is better than ours.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Pollio, who values nothing that's within, Buys books as men hunt Beavers, -- for their...

Pollio, who values nothing that's within, Buys books as men hunt Beavers, -- for their...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink.

Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink.

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.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian

A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

You may delay, but time will not.

You may delay, but time will not.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

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.

Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.

Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very...

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very...