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Benjamin Franklin Quotes

I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her faults, and whether she has the virtues I imagine she has? Answer. Commend her among her female acquaintances Picture Quote #1

When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth Picture Quote #1

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart Picture Quote #1

Tis against some mens principle to pay interest, and seems against others interest to pay the principle Picture Quote #1

Let the child’s first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt Picture Quote #1

A man must have a good deal of vanity who believes, and a good deal of boldness who affirms, that all the doctrines he holds are true, and all he rejects are false Picture Quote #1

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Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans’t Picture Quote #1

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright Picture Quote #1

Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich Picture Quote #1

Singularity in the right hath ruined many; happy those who are convinced of the general opinion Picture Quote #1

While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us Picture Quote #1

The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense Picture Quote #1

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That which resembles most living one’s life over again, seems to be to recall all the circumstances of it; and, to render this remembrance more durable, to record them in writing Picture Quote #1

One good husband is worth two good wives, for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued Picture Quote #1

A little neglect may breed great mischief... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the battle was lost; for want of the battle, the war was lost Picture Quote #1

Temperance puts wood on the fire, meal in the barrel, flour in the tub, money in the purse, credit in the country, contentment in the house, clothes on the back, and vigor in the body Picture Quote #1

Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and pounds will take care of themselves Picture Quote #1

Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves Picture Quote #1

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Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him Picture Quote #1

To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it Picture Quote #1

Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and a wife Picture Quote #1

Were the offer made true, I would engage to run again, from beginning to end, the same career of life. All I would ask should be the privilege of an author, to correct, in a second edition, certain errors of the first Picture Quote #1

We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government Picture Quote #1

The ancients tell us what is best; but we must learn of the moderns what is fittest Picture Quote #1

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I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it Picture Quote #1

If you have a bald head don’t walk out in the sun because you will get burned Picture Quote #1

All the little money that ever came into my hands was ever laid out in books Picture Quote #1

The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read Picture Quote #1

The purpose of money was to purchase one’s freedom to pursue that which is useful and interesting Picture Quote #1

So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do Picture Quote #1

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I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her faults, and whether she has the virtues I imagine she has? Answer. Commend her among her female acquaintances (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) When you speak to a man, look on his eyes; when he speaks to you, look on his mouth (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Tis against some mens principle to pay interest, and seems against others interest to pay the principle (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Let the child’s first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) A man must have a good deal of vanity who believes, and a good deal of boldness who affirms, that all the doctrines he holds are true, and all he rejects are false (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans’t (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Singularity in the right hath ruined many; happy those who are convinced of the general opinion (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) That which resembles most living one’s life over again, seems to be to recall all the circumstances of it; and, to render this remembrance more durable, to record them in writing (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) One good husband is worth two good wives, for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) A little neglect may breed great mischief... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, the horse was lost; for want of a horse, the battle was lost; for want of the battle, the war was lost (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Temperance puts wood on the fire, meal in the barrel, flour in the tub, money in the purse, credit in the country, contentment in the house, clothes on the back, and vigor in the body (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and pounds will take care of themselves (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy; and he that riseth late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night; while laziness travels so slowly, that poverty soon overtakes him (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and a wife (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) Were the offer made true, I would engage to run again, from beginning to end, the same career of life. All I would ask should be the privilege of an author, to correct, in a second edition, certain errors of the first (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) The ancients tell us what is best; but we must learn of the moderns what is fittest (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) If you have a bald head don’t walk out in the sun because you will get burned (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) All the little money that ever came into my hands was ever laid out in books (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn’t know how to read (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) The purpose of money was to purchase one’s freedom to pursue that which is useful and interesting (Benjamin Franklin Quotes) So convenient a thing to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do (Benjamin Franklin Quotes)

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