Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be...

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be...

For age and want save while you may, No morning sun lasts a whole day.

For age and want save while you may, No morning sun lasts a whole day.

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

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

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it...

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it...

There will be sleeping enough in the grave

There will be sleeping enough in the grave

We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one...

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one...

It's easy to see, hard to foresee.

It's easy to see, hard to foresee.

An Egg to day is better than a Hen to-morrow

An Egg to day is better than a Hen to-morrow

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive...

Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive...