Benjamin Franklin

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Diligence overcomes difficulties; sloth makes them.

Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.

Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter, wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others who are within his sphere of action: and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life.

Write with the learned, pronounce with the vulgar.

I have thought that wild flowers might be the alphabet of angels, — whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths, which it is not given our fallen nature to understand.

Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it.

He that takes a wife, takes care

Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves.

Masonic ideas are the precious jewels of Speculative Masons; the should be kept bright and sparkling for all the brethren to see and to admire. As such, they should be the special care of Masonic leaders particularly those who teach and interpret the philosophy of Freemasonry.

I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

Who is strong? He that can conquer his bad habits.

A man in a passion, rides a mad horse.

He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

What you would seem to be, be really.

A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

In order to be happy you need a good dog, a good woman, and ready money.

The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.