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Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer [more author details]

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A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.: Benjamin Franklin
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.: Benjamin Franklin
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.: Benjamin Franklin
All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.: Benjamin Franklin
All would live long, but none would be old.: Benjamin Franklin
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.: Benjamin Franklin
Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.: Benjamin Franklin
At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment.: Benjamin Franklin
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.: Benjamin Franklin
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.: Benjamin Franklin
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.: Benjamin Franklin
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Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.: Benjamin Franklin
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Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.: Benjamin Franklin
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Drive thy business or it will drive thee.: Benjamin Franklin
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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.: Benjamin Franklin
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Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.: Benjamin Franklin
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure.: Benjamin Franklin
Energy and persistence conquer all things.: Benjamin Franklin
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Genius without education is like silver in the mine.: Benjamin Franklin
Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.: Benjamin Franklin
God heals, and the doctor takes the fees.: Benjamin Franklin
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.: Benjamin Franklin
He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.: Benjamin Franklin
He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.: Benjamin Franklin
He that can have patience can have what he will.: Benjamin Franklin
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.: Benjamin Franklin
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.: Benjamin Franklin
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.: Benjamin Franklin
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He that lives upon hope will die fasting.: Benjamin Franklin
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He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.: Benjamin Franklin

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