Benjamin Franklin ( 10 of 244 )
Beware of meat twice boiled, and an old foe reconciled.
Beware of meat twice boiled, and an old foe reconciled.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
Teach your child to hold his tongue,
He'll learn fast enough to speak.
Teach your child to hold his tongue,
He'll learn fast enough to speak.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Beauty and folly are old companions.
Beauty and folly are old companions.
Where liberty is, there is my country.
Where liberty is, there is my country.
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, read more
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.
The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
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
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to read more
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
