The discontented man finds no easy chair.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.

Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.

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

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

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...

Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom...

Excess in all other Things whatever, as well as in Meat and Drink, is also...

Excess in all other Things whatever, as well as in Meat and Drink, is also...

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

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...

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

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

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

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

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

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man...

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man...

Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to...

Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to...

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory,...

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory,...

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.

Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her...

When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her...