When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

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.

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

If you'd have it done, Go: if not, Send

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.

God heals and the doctor takes the fee.

God heals and the doctor takes the fee.

It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I...

It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I...

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

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

Observe all men; thy self most.

Observe all men; thy self most.

Read much, but not many books.

Read much, but not many books.

Necessity never made a good bargain.

Necessity never made a good bargain.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

Where liberty dwells, there is my country.

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

Many complain of their memory, few of their judgment.

Many complain of their memory, few of their judgment.

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.

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the...

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the...

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

The liturgy, like the feast, exists not to educate but to seduce people into participating...

The liturgy, like the feast, exists not to educate but to seduce people into participating...