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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

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...

Never confuse motion with action.

Never confuse motion with action.

Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her...

Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her...

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something...

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something...

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear

If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will...

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will...

The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.

The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Fatigue is the best pillow

Fatigue is the best pillow

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

Keep flax from fire, youth from gaming

Keep flax from fire, youth from gaming

A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian

A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian

When a man and a woman die, as poets sung, His heart's the last part...

When a man and a woman die, as poets sung, His heart's the last part...

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has injured you, but nothing forbids...

You are not permitted to kill a woman who has injured you, but nothing forbids...

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more

A woman who has made fun of her husband can love him no more