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Before you consult your fancy, consult your purse.
Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Industry pays debts, while despair increases them.
If you have something to do tomorrow, do it today.
If your head is made of wax, don't walk in the sun
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.
He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear.
Pain wastes the Body, Pleasures the Understanding.
The devil wipes his breech with poor folks' pride.
If you want a neat wife, choose her on a Saturday.
The wise and the brave dares own that he was wrong.
When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.
A good spouse and health is a person's best wealth.
To be proud of knowledge is to be blind with light.
Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
Diligence overcomes difficulties; sloth makes them.
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear.
America cultivates best what Germany brought forth.
Hear no ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.
Pride gets into the Coach, and Shame mounts behind.
There is no such thing as a good war or a bad peace.
Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.
The only certain things in life are death and taxes!
Getting into debt, is getting into a tanglesome net.
After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser.
He who gives up freedom for safety deserves neither.
Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge.
The foundation of all happiness in thinking rightly.
What maintains one vice would bring up two children.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Paintings and fightings are best seen at a distance.
It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.
Philosophy as well as foppery often changes fashion.
It is better to take many injuries than to give one.
Many dishes many diseases, Many medicines few cures.
Remember, Sir, that [England] began the slave trade!
Fart for freedom, fart for liberty—and fart proudly.
If you'd lose a troublesome visitor, lend him money.
Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.
Drive your business. Let not your business drive you.
Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.
Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself.
Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely.
Mankind naturally and generally love to be flatter'd.
Lose no time; be always employed in something useful.
Those who prefer security to liberty deserve neither.