Benjamin Franklin

"Creditors have better memories than debtors."

"A stitch in time saves nine."

"Buy what you do not need and soon you will sell what you do."

"If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."

"Many hands make light work."

"The greatest monarch is he that is subject to righteousness."

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."

"The constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."

"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."

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

"Well done is better than well said."

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."

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

"Speak little, do much."

"The best is the enemy of the good."

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

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."

"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."

"Beware of the young doctor and the old barber."

"Half a truth is often a great lie."

"The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance."

"Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience."

"We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct."

"Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

"A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose all his life to the grindstone."

"Industry, thrift and reasonable habits are almost sure to be rewarded with success."

"Light purse, heavy heart."

"Creditors have better memories than debtors."

"It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright."

"The eye of a master will do more work than both his hands."