They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.

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

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

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle...

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle...

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her...

Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her...

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...

When a man and a woman die, as poets sung, His heart's the last part...

When a man and a woman die, as poets sung, His heart's the last part...

Those things that hurt, instruct.

Those things that hurt, instruct.

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them...

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them...

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe.

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough...

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough...

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.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

Games lubricate the body and the mind.

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

A lie stands on one leg, truth on two

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

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

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

Without justice, courage is weak.

Without justice, courage is weak.

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most...

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government