cookiejar Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse. A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance. Beware the hobby that eats. Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek. Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor. God heals and the doctor takes the fee. Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days. He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals. He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on. If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. If you would know the value of money try to borrow some. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards. Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. Many foxes grow gray but few grow good. Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five. Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones -- with ingratitude. Never confuse motion with action. She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth. The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense. There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest. Were it offered to my choice, I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults in the first. What has become clear to you since we last met? When you're finished changing, you're finished. Who had deceived thee so often as thyself? Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. Link to comment
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