Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Quote by Benjamin Franklin

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Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.

Without justice, courage is weak.

Without justice, courage is weak.

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

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

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

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

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

Keep flax from fire, youth from gaming

Keep flax from fire, youth from gaming

He that takes a wife, takes care

He that takes a wife, takes care

Well done is better than well said.

Well done is better than well said.

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

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

Little boats should keep near shore

Little boats should keep near shore

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

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

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Promises may fit the friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

Drive thy business, let not that drive thee.

Drive thy business, let not that drive thee.

Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven

Setting too good an example is a kind of slander seldom forgiven

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.

The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which...

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which...

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

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