Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Luxury Quotes, Poverty Quotes

No gains without pains.

No gains without pains.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

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

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Love and lordship hate companions

Love and lordship hate companions

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Better slip with foot than tongue

Better slip with foot than tongue

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

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...

To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish

To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain...

The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain...

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them.

More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.