Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good...

Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good...

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

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

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who...

He is a fool who cannot be angry; but he is a wise man who...

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the...

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the...

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

Nine men in ten are would be suicides.

The Family of Fools is ancient

The Family of Fools is ancient

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

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.

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

There have been as great Souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.

There have been as great Souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.

Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven

Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

Beware the hobby that eats.

Beware the hobby that eats.

Happy's the Wooing, that's not long a doing

Happy's the Wooing, that's not long a doing

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

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

Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.