Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Beauty and folly are old companions.

Beauty and folly are old companions.

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

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

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

Better slip with foot than tongue

Better slip with foot than tongue

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason...

He that drinks fast pays slow

He that drinks fast pays slow

She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.

She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows...

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows...

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

I saw few die of hunger; of eating, a hundred thousand.

I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.

I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

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...

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.