Benjamin Franklin

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

If a man empties his purse into his head no one can take it from him.

Beware of little expenses a small leak will sink a great ship.

Early to bed and early to rise Makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.

Eat to please thyself but dress to please others.

Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience.

It is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one then on the opposite side I write the arguments against each one. Then by weighing the arguments pro and con and cancelling them out one against the other I take the course indicated by what remains.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage half shut afterwards.

Without love what are we worth? Eighty-nine cents! Eighty-nine cents worth of chemicals walking around lonely.

Perform without fail what you resolve.

A child thinks twenty shillings and twenty years can scarce ever be spent.

Teach your child to hold his tongue He'll learn fast enough to speak.

For want of a nail the shoe was lost for want of a shoe the horse was lost and for want of a horse the rider was lost being overtaken and slain by the enemy all for want of care about a horseshoe nail.

Carelessness does more harm than a want of knowledge.

Little boats should keep near shore.

If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead either write things worth reading or do things worth writing.