He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.
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PETE DU PONT He has no enemy, you say;
My friend your boast is poor,
He who hath mingled in the fray
...
ALEXANDER ANTON VON AUERSPERG ("ANASTASIUS GRUN") He has to be questioned ... he has the right to be heard, to be listened to, so that he explains his...
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It's up to you to decide what you do with it.
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I ai...
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SAINT AUGUSTINE His swim (in the 50 free) was a jaw-dropper. The opportunity (to qualify for state) is there. He jus...
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN To be thrown upon one's own resources, is to be cast into the very lap of fortune; for our faculties...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Most fools think they are only ignorant.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfort...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN One should eat to live, not live to eat.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervad...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans't.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If you would keep your secret from an enemy,
tell it not to a friend.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be ...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.
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