Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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The best time to make friends is before you need them. Ether Barrymore

The best time to make friends is before you need them. Ether Barrymore

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...

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the...

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the...

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

I think vital religion has always suffered when orthodoxy is more regarded than virtue. The...

One today is worth two tomorrows.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from...

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy...

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy...

An Egg to day is better than a Hen to-morrow

An Egg to day is better than a Hen to-morrow

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

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

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

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

Observe all men; thy self most.

Observe all men; thy self most.

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

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

To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish

To err is human, to repent divine, to persist devilish

Again, He that sells upon Credit, asks a Price for what he sells, equivalent to...

Again, He that sells upon Credit, asks a Price for what he sells, equivalent to...

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are

Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he...

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he...