Our necessities never equal our wants.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Hunger is the best pickle.

Hunger is the best pickle.

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

You and I were long friends : you are now my enemy, and I am...

You and I were long friends : you are now my enemy, and I am...

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

ords may show a mans wit but actions his meaning

ords may show a mans wit but actions his meaning

Nothing but Money,Is sweeter than Honey.

Nothing but Money,Is sweeter than Honey.

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.

Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

Death takes no bribes.

Death takes no bribes.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will...

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will...

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,...

If you would not be forgotton as soon as you are dead and rotten, Either...

If you would not be forgotton as soon as you are dead and rotten, Either...

One today is worth two tomorrows.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

He that drinks fast pays slow

He that drinks fast pays slow

The sparks fly in his face.

The sparks fly in his face.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and...

Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and...

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of...

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of...

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

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

It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.

It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.