Benjamin Franklin ( 10 of 244 )
Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.
Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
He that can have patience can have what he will.
He that can have patience can have what he will.
The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.
The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
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.
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.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
He has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle.
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.
