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

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Courtesy Quotes, Humility Quotes

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 strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but...

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad...

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad...

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each...

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Hope of gain lessens pain.

Hope of gain lessens pain.

The sparks fly in his face.

The sparks fly in his face.

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

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

Death takes no bribes.

Death takes no bribes.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take...

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take...

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light

To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light

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...

Than that of defrauding the government.

Than that of defrauding the government.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction...

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction...

Evil is not power; it is ignorance and misuse of good.

Evil is not power; it is ignorance and misuse of good.