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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Life Quotes

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

Remember that credit is money

Remember that credit is money

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.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly...

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly...

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you...

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you...

There are 3 faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

There are 3 faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Well done is better than well said.

Well done is better than well said.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

Applause waits on success.

Applause waits on success.

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle...

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle...

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand...

He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand...

When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

He that takes a wife, takes care

He that takes a wife, takes care

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

There are three terrible ages of childhood - 1 to 10, 10 to 20, and...

There are three terrible ages of childhood - 1 to 10, 10 to 20, and...

When I was little and I swallowed a fruit seed I was scared to death...

When I was little and I swallowed a fruit seed I was scared to death...