Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Love and lordship hate companions

Love and lordship hate companions

There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently...

There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently...

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

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...

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

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.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink.

Rules to find out a fit Measure of Meat and Drink.

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...

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and...

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and...

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

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

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

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

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.

Observe all men; thy self most.

Observe all men; thy self most.

If you have time don't wait for time

If you have time don't wait for time

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...

The more we try to catch hold of the present moment the more elusive it...

The more we try to catch hold of the present moment the more elusive it...

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects...

He who rejects change is the architect of decay. The only human institution which rejects...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.