Benjamin Franklin

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

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

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

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

There will be a great loss of learning before the moon's full cycle is completed. Fire and floods will be fomented by ignorant rulers; much time will go by before it is rectified.