There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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If you'd lose a troublesome Visitor, lend him Money.

If you'd lose a troublesome Visitor, lend him Money.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late.

Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late.

Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in...

Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in...

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

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.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you...

Consider how hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chance you...

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows...

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows...

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Education begins with life.

Education begins with life.

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting

The best of all medicines is resting and fasting

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.

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

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

There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

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...

He that rises late must trot all day.

He that rises late must trot all day.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

The discontented man finds no easy chair.

The discontented man finds no easy chair.