The doors of wisdom are never shut.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Humility makes great men twice honorable

Humility makes great men twice honorable

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind...

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

The best time to make friends is before you need them. Ether Barrymore

The best time to make friends is before you need them. Ether Barrymore

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

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

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...

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

Sloth and Silence are a Fool's Virtues

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Again, He that sells upon Credit, asks a Price for what he sells, equivalent to...

Again, He that sells upon Credit, asks a Price for what he sells, equivalent to...

It is remarkable that soldiers by profession, men truly and unquestionably brave, seldom advise war...

It is remarkable that soldiers by profession, men truly and unquestionably brave, seldom advise war...

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

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

Deny Self for Self's sake

Deny Self for Self's sake

Applause waits on success.

Applause waits on success.

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy...

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy...

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather...

He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather...

Debt is a bottomless sea.

Debt is a bottomless sea.

We all have time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Others take us...

We all have time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Others take us...