Benjamin Franklin quotes page 1
1705-1790, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, politician,
scientist,
musician, satirist, inventor and diplomat
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
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Energy and persistence conquer all things.
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Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
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An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
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The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You
have to catch it yourself.
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Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.
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Dilligence is the mother of good luck.
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By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
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If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.
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Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.
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Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
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We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
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He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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Well done is better than well said.
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When you're finished changing, you're finished.
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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
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Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.
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He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.
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Drink does not drown care, but waters it, and makes it grow faster.
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It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
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Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
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Virtue and a trade, are a child's best portion.
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A country man between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
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A man in a passion rides a mad horse.
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Tim was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages. So ignorant, that he bought
a cow to ride on.
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Our limited perspective, our hopes and fears become our measure of life, and when
circumstances don't fit our ideas, they become our difficulties.
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Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
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Wish a miser long life, and you wish him no good.
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Is there anything men take more pains about than to make themselves unhappy?
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God, parents, and instructors can never be requited.
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He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of most medicines.
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Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.
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