Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it.

When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it.

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall...

I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall...

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

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

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

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...

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

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

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

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.

When youre finished changing, youre finished.

When youre finished changing, youre finished.

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be...

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be...

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

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

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

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

Telling the truth is the right way to act. Living with lies is harder than...

Telling the truth is the right way to act. Living with lies is harder than...

There is always someone to say the same thought that somebody thought that nobody will...

There is always someone to say the same thought that somebody thought that nobody will...