Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Vice Quotes, Virtue Quotes

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.

He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.

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.

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

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

Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to...

Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to...

He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books.

He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books.

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the...

Faith is confirmed by the heart, confessed by the tongue, and acted upon by the...

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...

The nearest I can make it out, Love your Enemies means, Hate your Friends

The nearest I can make it out, Love your Enemies means, Hate your Friends

Than that of defrauding the government.

Than that of defrauding the government.

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Lost time is never found again.

Lost time is never found again.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

The sparks fly in his face.

The sparks fly in his face.

He that can have Patience, can have what he will

He that can have Patience, can have what he will

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays...

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep holidays...

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...

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience...

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...

Believe me! The secret of reaping the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment from life...