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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Born: Jan 17, 1706
Died: Apr 17, 1790
Good He Man Never Will You
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Honesty is the best policy. Benjamin Franklin
Best Honesty Honesty Is Policy The Best Policy
A penny saved is a penny earned. Benjamin Franklin
Penny Saved Earned
Don't throw stones at your neighbors if your own windows are glass. Benjamin Franklin
Own Neighbors Windows Throw Glass Stones Your
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. Benjamin Franklin
Shame Learn Unwilling Being Much Ignorant
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin
Life Love Wisdom Time Love Life Made Thou Stuff Squander Then
A good conscience is a continual Christmas. Benjamin Franklin
Christmas Good Conscience
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. Benjamin Franklin
Wisdom Dog Money Old Wife Three Faithful Ready Friends
In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer. Benjamin Franklin
Youth Made On The Contrary More Observed Countries Course Became Were Provided Provisions Contrary Did Done Different Different Countries Public Them Poor Themselves Poorer Much Richer Less Traveled
A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines. Benjamin Franklin
Sun Sun Shines Shadow Only Attend False Shines Friend While
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
Best Good Poverty Think Way Out Easy Best Way About Driving Leading Opinion Making Am Doing Doing Good Differ Them Poor Means
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. Benjamin Franklin
Food Home Mind Fire Unless Contains House Well Body
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Benjamin Franklin
Remember Wrong Thing Difficult Right Place Right Thing Say Tempting More Only Unsaid Wrong Still Leave The Right Thing Place Far Moment Right Thing
There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self. Benjamin Franklin
Three Diamond Extremely Steel Self Know Hard Things
Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones. Benjamin Franklin
Finance Good World Worth Bad Good Ones Bad Habits Net Net Worth Determined Remains Habits After Your
One today is worth two tomorrows. Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational Today Worth Tomorrows Two
God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man. Benjamin Franklin
God Man Honest Man Lawyer Wonders Behold Then Works Now Now And Then Honest
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. Benjamin Franklin
You Passion Drives Hold Reason Reins
Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. Benjamin Franklin
Work You Tomorrow Live Hundred Hundred Years Pray Were Years Die
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. Benjamin Franklin
Happiness You Constitution Yourself Only Pursuit Catch Up Guarantee
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them. Benjamin Franklin
Courage Mend Few Own Enough Faults How Them Who Resolution
Diligence is the mother of good luck. Benjamin Franklin
Good Mother Luck Good Luck Diligence
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade? Benjamin Franklin
Hide Made Shade Talents Were Use Your
Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. Benjamin Franklin
Men Rich Content Makes Discontent Poor
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle. Benjamin Franklin
Man Wrapped Small Himself Makes Up Very Bundle
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today. Benjamin Franklin
Today You Tomorrow Never Till Leave Which
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave. Benjamin Franklin
Life Will Laziness Sleeping Enough Leisure Grave Things Two
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