Quotable Ben

Love, and be loved.

Great talkers, little doers.

Since thou art not sure of a minute,
Throw away not an hour.

When there’s marriage without love,
There will be love without marriage.

He does not possess wealth, it possesses him.

Don’t throw stones at your neighbors,
If your own windows are glass.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

A true friend is the best possession.

Clean your finger, before you point at my spots.

If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.

Those who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.

Wars bring scars.

Now I’ve a sheep and a cow,
Everybody bids me good morrow.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

All blood is alike ancient.

Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water.

When the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover;
But a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

An ounce of wit that is bought,
Is worth a pound that is taught.

Well done is better than well said.

Up, sluggard, and waste not life;
In the grave will be sleeping enough.

Death takes no bribes.

If thou wouldst live long, live well;
For folly and wickedness shorten life.

He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books.

What you would seem to be, be really.

Fear not death, for the sooner we die,
The longer shall we be immortal.

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time;
For that’s the stuff life is made of.

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

Wish not so much to live long, as to live well.

Observe all men; thyself most.

What signifies knowing the names, if you know not the nature of things?

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.

Lost time is never found again.

One To-day is worth two To-morrows.

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

Necessity never made a good bargain.

A light purse is a heavy curse.

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

No gains without pains.

God helps them that help themselves.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Lost time is never found again.

Well done, is twice done.

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

They that won't be counseled, can't be helped.

Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

A brother may not be a friend,
But a friend will always be a brother.

Poverty wants some things,
Luxury many things,
Avarice all things.

Nothing in life is certain except death and taxes.

Haste makes Waste.