There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has,...

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has,...

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

Three removes are as bad as a fire

Three removes are as bad as a fire

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information...

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I...

I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I...

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light

To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light

Who says Jack is not generous? He is always fond of giving, and cares not...

Who says Jack is not generous? He is always fond of giving, and cares not...

ords may show a mans wit but actions his meaning

ords may show a mans wit but actions his meaning

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

It's easy to see, hard to foresee.

It's easy to see, hard to foresee.

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in...

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

In the middle of the silence in a writer's house lies an invalid: the book...

My compositions deserve the medal, not me.

My compositions deserve the medal, not me.