The Difficulty lies, in finding out an exact Measure but eat for Neces…

Benjamin Franklin
916 citations
The Difficulty lies, in finding out an exact Measure but eat for Necessity, not Pleasure, for Lust knows not where Necessity ends. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2004). Poor Richard's Almanack, p.101, Barnes & Noble Publishing
Sadness
23

More Author Quotes

It is very imprudent to deprive America of any of her privileges. If her commerce and friendship are of any importance to you, they are to be had on no other terms than leaving her in the full enjoym … ▶
Nothing's so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial selling it has been approved by the company that makes it.
If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession.
You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife? ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2007). Poor Richard's Almanack, p.39, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
He that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (1848). The Way to Wealth, p.2

The Difficulty lies, in finding out an exact Measure but eat for Necessity, not Pleasure, for Lust knows not where Necessity ends. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2004). Poor Richard's Almanack, p.101, Barnes & Noble Publishing

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes