Observe all men; thy self most.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Self Knowledge Quotes

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man...

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man...

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain...

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain...

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expression,...

You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expression,...

ords may show a mans wit but actions his meaning

ords may show a mans wit but actions his meaning

If you wou'd be reveng'd of your enemy, govern your self

If you wou'd be reveng'd of your enemy, govern your self

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting,...

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting,...

Drink does not drown care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

Drink does not drown care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

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

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

Without justice, courage is weak.

Without justice, courage is weak.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.

All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing...

Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing...