Benjamin Franklin

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Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Humility
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If you'd lose a troublesome visitor, lend him money.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Money
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It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Dislike Someone
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Great good nature without prudence is a great misfortune.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Good Nature
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It is better to let 100 criminals go free than to imprison 1 innocent man.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Men
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Keep conscience clear, then never fear.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Military
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When circumstances don't fit our ideas they become our difficulties
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Ideas
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Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Silence
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Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Happiness
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Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Childhood
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Be civil to all; serviceable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Life
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Marry above thy match and you will get a master.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Marriage
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An education is the investment with the greatest returns.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Education
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How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Christmas
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Arguing is a game that two can play at. But it is a strange game in that neither opponent ever wins.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Winning
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A light purse is a heavy curse.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Light
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The rotten apple spoils his companion.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Apples
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Praise to the undeserving is severe satire.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Flattery
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Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow of spirits which it occasions...is never followed by sadness, languor or debility.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Coffee
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Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Learning
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Never leave till tomorrow that which you can do today.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Procrastination
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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: 4th Of July
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Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Patriotic
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I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Failure
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Women are books, and men the readers be...
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Book
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A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law.
- Benjamin Franklin
Collection: Country