Benjamin Franklin quotes - page 20

My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest but to go straight forward in doing what appears to me right at the time, leaving the consequences with Providence. (Benjamin Franklin)
Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains then shall thy pocket begin to thrive creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee. View quote
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Teach your child to hold his tongue he'll learn fast enough to speak. View quote
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Righteousness, or justice, is, undoubtedly of all the virtues, the surest foundation on which to create and establish a new state. But there are two nobler virtues, industry and frugality, which tend more to increase the wealth, power and grandeur of the community, than all the others without them. View quote
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I cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that he is even infinitely above it. View quote
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Fear not Death for the sooner we die, the longer shall we be immortal. View quote
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He that drinks fast, pays slow. View quote
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To be proud of virtue is to poison oneself with the antidote. View quote
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Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason. View quote
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Love thy neighbor -- but don't pull down your hedge. View quote
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Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water. (Benjamin Franklin)
Truth and sincerity have a certain distinguishing native lustre about them which cannot be perfectly counterfeited they are like fire and flame, that cannot be painted. View quote
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While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us. View quote
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I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country he is a bird of bad immoral character like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America. View quote
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To all apparent Beauties blind. Each Blemish strikes an envious Mind. View quote
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A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors. View quote
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Interest which blinds some People, enlightens others. View quote
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He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities. View quote
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He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue. View quote
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By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration. View quote
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I am in the prime of senility. (Benjamin Franklin)
Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy. View quote
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I know not which lives more unnatural lives, Obeying husbands, or commanding wives. View quote
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'Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others' interest to pay the principle. View quote
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No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious. View quote
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