No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Despair ruins some, presumption many

Despair ruins some, presumption many

Remember that credit is money.

Remember that credit is money.

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

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...

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

No nation was ever ruined by trade.

Mine is better than ours.

Mine is better than ours.

There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is...

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is...

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

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

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins

The discontented man finds no easy chair.

The discontented man finds no easy chair.

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.

Ill Customs & bad Advice are seldom forgotten.

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them...

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them...

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

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

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.