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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest...

If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest...

There have been as great Souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.

There have been as great Souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.

When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the...

In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the...

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Death takes no bribes.

Death takes no bribes.

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting,...

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting,...

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that wants it hath a...

Anger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that wants it hath a...

The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain...

The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain...

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

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

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

Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were...

Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were...

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither...

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither...

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...

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.

If you have time don't wait for time

If you have time don't wait for time

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.

Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.