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Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.
Read much, but not too many books.
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.
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Necessity never made a good bargain.
Be civil to all; serviceable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
A full Belly is the Mother of all Evil.
If the new Universal History were also read, it would give a connected idea of human affairs, so far as it goes, which should be followed by the best modern histories, particularly of our mother country; then of these colonies; which should be accompanied with observations on their rise, increase, use to Great Britain, encouragements and discouragements, the means to make them flourish, and secure their liberties.
Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter.
Ben Franklin was a little stout later in life and it was said that in Paris a young woman, tapping him on his protruding abdomen, said,"Dr. Franklin, if this were on a woman, we'd know what to think." And Franklin replied,"Half an hour ago, Mademoiselle, it was on a woman, and now what do you think?
Change is the only constant in life. Ones ability to adapt to those changes will determine your success in life.
Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.
I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan, and, cutting off all amusements or other employments that would divert his attention, make the execution of that same plan his sole study and business.
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Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel.
