Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a
Richard’s
Almanack
from
Poor
Benjamin Franklin
great ship.
He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.
Honesty is the best policy.
Little strokes fell big oaks.
He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas.
He that cannot obey cannot command.
Who judges best of man, his enemies or himself?
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.
The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.
A mob’s a monster; heads enough but no brains.
No gains without pains.
Well done is better than well said.
‘Tis easier to prevent bad habits than to break
Lost time is never found again.
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy,
them.
Today is yesterday’s pupil.
wealthy, and wise.
An empty bag cannot stand upright.
If you would know the worth of money, go and try to
What you would seem to be, be really.
borrow some.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
that’s the stuff life is made of.
Fish and visitors smell in three days.
Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.
Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge.
Not to oversee workmen, is to leave them your purse
God helps them that help themselves.
open.
If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it
Most fools think they are only ignorant.
not to a friend.
What signifies your patience, if you can’t find it when
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
you want it.
Don’t throw stones at your neighbors’, if your own
The rotten apple spoils his companions.
windows are glass.
A true friend is the best possession.
Eat to live and not live to eat.
Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.
Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.
A good example is the best sermon.
Better slip with foot than tongue.
Hunger is the best pickle.
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Never leave that till tomorrow, which you can do today.
Haste makes waste.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
Make hay while the sun shines.