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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

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...

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

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.

An Egg to day is better than a Hen to-morrow

An Egg to day is better than a Hen to-morrow

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set...

Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set...

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to...

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to...

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Excess in all other Things whatever, as well as in Meat and Drink, is also...

Excess in all other Things whatever, as well as in Meat and Drink, is also...

Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it

Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it

We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Nothing's so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial...

Nothing's so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial...

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear

The slave of fear: the worst of slaveries

The slave of fear: the worst of slaveries

Face what you fear most and conquer fear.

Face what you fear most and conquer fear.