Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason...

You may delay, but time will not.

You may delay, but time will not.

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

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

In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the...

In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the...

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

Trusting too much to others' care is the ruin of many

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not...

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not...

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

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

Remember that credit is money

Remember that credit is money

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Those that won't be counseled can't be helped.

Those that won't be counseled can't be helped.

He that drinks fast pays slow

He that drinks fast pays slow

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

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...

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is...

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is...

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...

I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about

I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them