Quotes on Poor Richard

You can not pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns.

'Tis true there is much to be done, . . . but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects, for constant dropping wears away stones . . . and little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says. . . .

Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.

He's a fool that makes his doctor his heir.

At the working man’s house, hunger looks in but dares not enter.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other, and scarce in that; for it is true we may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.

The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.

He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.

It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

When Wine enters, out goes the Truth.

Better slip with foot than tongue.

A fine genius in his own country is like gold in the mine.

Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.

The cat in gloves catches no mice.

The rotten apple spoils his companion.

He that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor.

Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans't.

Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly.

In rivers and bad governments the lightest things swim at top.

After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser.

Tis easy to see, hard to foresee.