Jan 17, 1706 - Apr 17, 1790
was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
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If you desire many things, many things will seem few.
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.
It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.
Never confuse motion with action.
When the well is dry, they know the worth of water.
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.
Lost time is never found again.
Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it.
If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.
The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.
The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.
Love well, whip well.
