Our necessities never equal our wants.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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No gains without pains.

No gains without pains.

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake

Without justice, courage is weak.

Without justice, courage is weak.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

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.

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by...

Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by...

God helps those who help themselves.

God helps those who help themselves.

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not...

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not...

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

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.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

He that drinks fast pays slow

He that drinks fast pays slow

Where liberty is, there is my country

Where liberty is, there is my country

Observe all men; thy self most.

Observe all men; thy self most.

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.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.

Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...