Occupation: Founding Father Of The United States Birth: January 17, 1706 Death: April 17, 1790
To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girlfriends..
The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken po….
Little strokes fell great oaks..
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?.
One today is worth two tomorrows..
The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense..
You may delay, but time will not..
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man..
Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty..
Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience..
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins..
A father's a treasure; a brother's a comfort; a friend is both..
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of..
Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five..
Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy..
Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it..
Let every one ascertain his special business and calling, and then stick to it if he wants to be successful..
Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose..
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except de….
I think opinions should be judged by their influences and effects; and if a man holds none that tend to make him less virtuous or more vicious, it ma….
I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for an alliance with her; and not ….