Necessity never made a good bargain

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

Experience is a dear teacher, and only fools will learn from no other.

Experience is a dear teacher, and only fools will learn from no other.

Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by...

Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by...

There was never a good war or a bad peace.

There was never a good war or a bad peace.

Beauty and folly are old companions.

Beauty and folly are old companions.

Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself

Are you angry that others disappoint you? remember you cannot depend upon yourself

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

He that's secure is not safe.

He that's secure is not safe.

Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and...

Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and...

I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and...

I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and...

God heals and the doctor takes the fee.

God heals and the doctor takes the fee.

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

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...

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to...

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to...

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.

Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.

Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.

Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness.

Even people who aren't sick may not have optimal wellness.

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...

A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting...