Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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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...

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

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...

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

When youre finished changing, youre finished.

When youre finished changing, youre finished.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

He that sells upon trust, loses many friends, and always wants money.

He that sells upon trust, loses many friends, and always wants money.

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...

Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.

Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.

We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps...

We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps...

A place for everything, everything in its place.

A place for everything, everything in its place.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce...

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will...

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will...

True liberty can exist only when justice is equally administered to all

True liberty can exist only when justice is equally administered to all

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...

As unrefined and basic as an animal's emotional equipment may be, it is not insensitive...