Benjamin Franklin ( 10 of 244 )
There never was a good war or a bad peace.
There never was a good war or a bad peace.
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.
Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things
Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.
Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.
Here's to our beloved George Washington, the Joshua of America,
who commanded the sun and the moon to sand read more
Here's to our beloved George Washington, the Joshua of America,
who commanded the sun and the moon to sand still--and they
obeyed.
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.
Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by read more
Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by indulgence and all we can gratify it with at present serves but the more to inflame its insatiable desires.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
