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Who is wise?
He that learns ...

Who is wise?
He that learns from everyone.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

There are many roads to succe...

There are many roads to success, but only one sure road to failure; and that is to try to please everyone else.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

Rather go to bed with out din...

Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

When the well is dry, we know...

When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

Great beauty, great strength,...

Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

Love your Enemies, for they t...

Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

Keep conscience clear, then n...

Keep conscience clear, then never fear.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

One day is worth a thousand t...

One day is worth a thousand tomorrows.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

[T]he more public provisions ...

[T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer . . . [taking] away from before their eyes the greatest of all inducements to industry, frugality, and sobriety, by giving them a dependence of somewhat else than a careful accumulation during youth and health for support in age and sickness.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

He's the best physician that ...

He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of most medicines.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

He that best understands the ...

He that best understands the world, least likes it

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

An education is the investmen...

An education is the investment with the greatest returns.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

A wise man will desire no mor...

A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contently.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

A good spouse and health is a...

A good spouse and health is a person's best wealth.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

To err is human, to repent di...

To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

Wish not so much to live long...

Wish not so much to live long as to live well.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

I have found Christian dogma ...

I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

You can't tell anyone anythin...

You can't tell anyone anything. You have to teach people for them to remember. Let the person experience what you are teaching and they will learn.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

That there is one God, who ma...

That there is one God, who made all things. That he governs the world by his providence. That he might be worshipped by adoration, prayer, and thanksgiving. But that the most acceptable service of God is doing good to Man. That the Soul is immortal. And that God will certainly reward virtue and punish vice, either here or hereafter.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

Outside Independence Hall whe...

Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, "A republic, if you can keep it."

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

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