Benjamin Franklin ( 10 of 244 )
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it
The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.
The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.
He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.
He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows, nor judge all he sees.
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change read more
For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise.
We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.
We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.
Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, has gone with a hungry belly, and half-starved their read more
Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, has gone with a hungry belly, and half-starved their families. "Silks and satins, scarlets and velvets, put out the kitchen fire," as Poor Richard says.
