Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well as those behind him, and also the people in the fields on each side, but…

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Humility Quotes, Judgement Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.

He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of,...

Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of,...

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

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.

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books.

He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books.

Industry need not wish.

Industry need not wish.

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

The discontented man finds no easy chair.

The discontented man finds no easy chair.

To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

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

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

Think how great a proportion of mankind, consists of weak and ignorant men and women,...

Think how great a proportion of mankind, consists of weak and ignorant men and women,...

The true science and study of man is man.

The true science and study of man is man.

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he...

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

He is a hard man who is only just, and a sad one who is...

I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack...

I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack...