The Family of Fools is ancient

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature...

Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature...

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.

We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.

Beware the hobby that eats.

Beware the hobby that eats.

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

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

The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain...

The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain...

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly...

There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly...

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

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

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

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

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

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Pornography occurs in the mind. Once porn is downloaded into our mental hard drive through...

Pornography occurs in the mind. Once porn is downloaded into our mental hard drive through...

Statistically speaking, there is a 65 percent chance that the love of your life is...

Statistically speaking, there is a 65 percent chance that the love of your life is...

Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill...

Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill...

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

I know you've been married to the same woman for 69 years. That is marvelous....

I know you've been married to the same woman for 69 years. That is marvelous....