Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.

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.

Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of

Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to...

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to...

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment...

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment...

Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.

Trouble knocked on the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which...

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which...

No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to...

Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to...

The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always...

The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always...

We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.

We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.

It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.

It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

Without justice, courage is weak.

Without justice, courage is weak.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

We must hang together, or surely we shall hang separately.

Nothing but Money,Is sweeter than Honey.

Nothing but Money,Is sweeter than Honey.

You can be young without money but you can't be old without it.

You can be young without money but you can't be old without it.

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money...

It would be nice if the poor were to get even half of the money...