Quotes on Poor Richard

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Anger and folly walk cheeck by jowl.

All would live long, but none would be old.

When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.

Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

God heals, and the doctor takes the fees.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason.

A little neglect may breed great mischief.

If you have no Honey in your Pot, have some in your Mouth.

The Sting of a reproach, is the Truth of it.

Time is an herb that cures all Diseases.

Men take more pains to mask than mend.

It is better to take many injuries than to give one.

The poor have little; beggars, none; the rich, too much; enough, not one.

Women and wine, game and deceit, make the wealth small, and the want great

Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom spun too fine.

There are lazy minds as well as lazy bodies.