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Tag Tag Self-restraint
Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one makes you but even with him; forgiving, it sets you above him.
Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard’s Almanack · 1732-1758

Quotes

“Never spend your money before you have it.”

Thomas Jefferson · Letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 1825 · Primary source

“Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.”

Thomas Jefferson · Letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 1825 · Primary source

“Drink water; put the money in your pocket, and leave the dry-bellyache in the punch-bowl.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Eat few suppers, and you’ll need few medicines.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Rather go to bed supperless, than run in debt for a breakfast.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“Sleep without supping, and you'll rise without owing for it.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

“We never repent of having eaten too little.”

Thomas Jefferson · Letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 1825 · Primary source

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Forgiveness 3 Revenge 3 Injury 2 Moral conduct 5 Temperance 2 Alcohol 5 Thrift 10 Health 6 Moderation 8 Diet 2 Preventive health 1 Eating habits 2 Debt 15 Borrowing 3 Financial independence 2 Consumption 5 Financial discipline 7 Spending 7 Debt avoidance 1 Budgeting 3 Pride 7 Vanity 5 Humility 6 Personal conduct 2 Appetite 2 Personal discipline 1