Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Laziness Quotes, Silence Quotes

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...

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor...

And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor...

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

Why does the blind man's wife paint herself

Why does the blind man's wife paint herself

Drink Water, Put the Money in your Pocket, and leave the Dry-bellyach in the Punchbowl.

Drink Water, Put the Money in your Pocket, and leave the Dry-bellyach in the Punchbowl.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new...

Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set...

Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set...

With regard to future bliss, I cannot help imagining that multitudes of the zealously orthodox...

With regard to future bliss, I cannot help imagining that multitudes of the zealously orthodox...

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.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours.

Constant dropping wears away stones

Constant dropping wears away stones

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

A small leak can sink a great ship.

A small leak can sink a great ship.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage

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

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

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the...

Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the...

I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen...

I don't know what you could say about a day in which you have seen...