"Wink at small faults; remember thou hast..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbors. This is robbery. The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.”

“Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, & countenance.”

“Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least you will, by such conduct, stand the be.”

“Courageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.”

“To forgive and forget means to throw away dearly bought experience.”

“Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.”

“I know enough now to know I know nothing.”

“That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. and the best of me is diligence.”

“No matter how dear you are to God, if pride is harboured in your spirit, He will whip it out of you. They that go up in their own estimation must come down again by His discipline”