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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough...

At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty,...

At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty,...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

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...

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues

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...

You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expression,...

You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expression,...

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

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

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

God helps those who help themselves.

God helps those who help themselves.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Applause waits on success.

Applause waits on success.

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

Revelation, indeed, as such had no influence on my mind

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

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...

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the...

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number...

Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number...