Benjamin Franklin

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.