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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Example Quotes

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

Half a truth is often a great lie.

Half a truth is often a great lie.

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his...

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his...

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...

There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

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...

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be...

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of,...

Eat and drink such an exact Quantity as the Constitution of thy Body allows of,...

Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late.

Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late.

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

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

Than that of defrauding the government.

Than that of defrauding the government.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting

He that lives upon hope will die fasting

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

When in doubt, don't.

When in doubt, don't.

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a mans character,...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...