Best 44 quotes in «poor richard quotes» category

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

Friendship cannot live with ceremony, nor without civility.

A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel.

Hear reason, or she'll make you feel her.

He that sows Thorns, should never go barefoot.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.

Better slip with foot than tongue.

He that speaks ill of the mare will buy her.

He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.

If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.

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

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

He that takes a wife, takes care

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

Half-wits talk much, but say little.

Handle your tools without mittens.

If your riches are yours, why don't you take them with you to the other world?

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

If you have no Honey in your Pot, have some in your Mouth.

Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.

Let thy vices die before thee.

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

Little rogues easily become great ones.

Look before, or you'll find yourself behind.

Men take more pains to mask than mend.

Men and Melons are hard to know.

Observe all men, thyself most.

Saying and Doing, have quarrel'd and parted.

Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge.

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

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

Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful.

There is none deceived but he that trusts.

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

Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account.

Time is an herb that cures all Diseases.

When Wine enters, out goes the Truth.

Tomorrow, every Fault is to be amended; but that Tomorrow never comes.

What maintains one vice would bring up two children.

When you taste honey, remember gall.

Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

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