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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to...

I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to...

Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt.

Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt.

God works wonders now and then; behold a lawyer, an honest man.

God works wonders now and then; behold a lawyer, an honest man.

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will...

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will...

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it...

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it...

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of...

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of...

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

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

Those that won't be counseled can't be helped.

Those that won't be counseled can't be helped.

He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.

He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.

I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.

I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.

Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and...

Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and...

Hope of gain lessens pain.

Hope of gain lessens pain.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

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...

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.

Fatigue is the best pillow

Fatigue is the best pillow

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.

Fatigue makes cowards of us all.