Our necessities never equal our wants

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Necessity Quotes

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough...

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough...

He that can have patience can have what he will.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

The first mistake in public business is the going into it.

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

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

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt

The second vice is lying, the first is running in debt

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

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...

Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Remember that credit is money

Remember that credit is money

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear

If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear

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.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

We have to distinguish two classes of instincts, one of which, the sexual instincts or...

We have to distinguish two classes of instincts, one of which, the sexual instincts or...

Your pinky may be the smallest finger but it's capable of holding the biggest secrets.

Your pinky may be the smallest finger but it's capable of holding the biggest secrets.