This collection holds 58 poor richard quotes, drawn from writers, leaders, artists and thinkers across the QuoteForever archive. The most quoted voices here are Benjamin Franklin, H. Jackson Brown, Jr. and John Ray.

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Lying rides upon debt's back.

Remember that a good example is the best sermon.

The horse thinks one thing and he that rides him another

Friendship cannot live with ceremony, nor without civility.

When you are an Anvill, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.

Observe all men, thyself most.

The used key is always bright.

Let thy vices die before thee.

Men and Melons are hard to know.

Tis easy to see, hard to foresee.

Handle your tools without mittens.

The cat in gloves catches no mice.

When Wine enters, out goes the Truth.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

Great Modesty often hides great Merit.

Little rogues easily become great ones.

Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.

None are deceived but they that confide.

Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.

There is none deceived but he that trusts.

Willows are weak, but they bind the Faggot.

The Sting of a reproach, is the Truth of it.

Saying and Doing, have quarrel'd and parted.

He that would travel much, should eat little.

Bargaining has neither friends nor relations.

Do not do that which you would not have known.

The same man cannot be both Friend and Flatterer.

Pay what you owe and you'll know what's your own.

Liberality is not giving much, but giving wisely.

He that best understands the world, least likes it

If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear.

It is better to take many injuries than to give one.

If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

All things are cheap to the saving, dear to the wasteful

Not to oversee workmen is to leave them your purse open.

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

He that resolves to mend hereafter, resolves not to mend now.

As sore places meet most rubs, proud folks meet most affronts.

He that doth what he should not, shall feel what he would not.

They who have nothing to trouble them, will be troubled at nothing.

Would you live with ease, Do what you ought, and not what you please.

Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason.

He is no clown that drives the plow, but he that doth clownish things.

He that by the Plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive.

What signifies knowing the Names, if you know not the Natures of things.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times.

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

When Knaves betray each other, one can scarce be blamed or the other pitied.

The thrifty maxim of the wary Dutch, Is to save all the Money they can touch

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