Various
Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.4.0 · 49 votes · 169 reads
Government and Politics
The first mistake in public business is going into it.4.7 · 26 votes · 172 reads
Feelings
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.4.6 · 62 votes · 173 reads
Society
The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality.4.8 · 56 votes · 175 reads
Feelings
There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.4.8 · 51 votes · 17 reads
Various
There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.4.2 · 52 votes · 113 reads
Society
There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.3.1 · 30 votes · 86 reads
Virtues
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.3.3 · 20 votes · 46 reads
Government and Politics
Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasio4.2 · 29 votes · 140 reads
Virtues
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.4.7 · 6 votes · 199 reads
Feelings
To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare.4.3 · 23 votes · 104 reads
Feelings
Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.3.0 · 25 votes · 186 reads
Defects
Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.4.3 · 21 votes · 122 reads
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