“To all apparent beauties blind, each blemish strikes an envious mind.”
More from Ben Franklin on Wisdom
“Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all”
“Little boats should keep near shore.”
“Carelessness does more harm than a want of knowledge.”
“Those things that hurt instruct.”
“If you want a thing done go - if not send.”
“Let thy discontents be thy secrets”
“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
“He who can have patience can have what he will.”
“If you will not hear reason, she'll rap your knuckles.”
“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
William Penn
14 quotes“Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”