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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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I have never entered into any controversy in defense of my philosophical opinions; I leave them to take their chance in the world. If they are right, truth and experience will support them; if wrong, they ought to be refuted and rejected. Disputes are apt to sour one's temper and disturb one's quiet. Benjamin Franklin
Truth Experience World Will Defense Ought Philosophical Apt Entered Temper Disturb Take Never Wrong Support Opinions Leave Sour Quiet Any Controversy Them Right Disputes Rejected Chance
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning. Benjamin Franklin
Man Words Wit His May Meaning Show Actions
The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise. Benjamin Franklin
Noise Worst Cart Most Makes Wheel
Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt. Benjamin Franklin
Dinner Rise Rather Without Bed Go Debt Than
A place for everything, everything in its place. Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational Everything Place
He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees. Benjamin Franklin
Peace Speak Live Ease Must Would Sees He Knows
Never confuse motion with action. Benjamin Franklin
Confuse Action Never Motion
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one. Benjamin Franklin
Good Anger Seldom Never Without Reason
Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude. Benjamin Franklin
People Medium Favors Small Most Return Greater Repay Acknowledge Ingratitude
The doors of wisdom are never shut. Benjamin Franklin
Wisdom Doors Never The Doors Shut
Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble. Benjamin Franklin
Benefits Dust Write Marble Injuries
Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will find solid happiness. Benjamin Franklin
Happiness You Man Marriage Natural Will State Solid Find Anniversary Most Which Natural State
Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants. Benjamin Franklin
Happiness Nature Man Happy Money Will Made Nothing More Never Nor Wants Produce
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. Benjamin Franklin
Would Would-Be Determined Nobody Print Sure Printed Printers Till Were Offend Very Anything Little
It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous. Benjamin Franklin
Time Great Man Mistake Goodness Think Virtuous Great Man Pronounce Never Without Truly Same Same Time Being Grand Certain
When you're finished changing, you're finished. Benjamin Franklin
You Finished Changing
The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands. Benjamin Franklin
Work Will Master Eye More Both His Than Hands
If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. Benjamin Franklin
Time Must All Things Most Greatest Precious Things Wasting Wasting Time
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. Benjamin Franklin
Life Thy Meals Lessen
A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. Benjamin Franklin
Cats Lawyers Between Like Fish Two
God helps those who help themselves. Benjamin Franklin
God Those Themselves Help Who Helps
When the well is dry, they know the worth of water. Benjamin Franklin
Water Worth Know Well Dry
She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth. Benjamin Franklin
You Teeth Everything Say Laughs Fine She Because Why
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move. Benjamin Franklin
Three Those Immovable Classes Divided Movable Move Mankind
There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government. Benjamin Franklin
Government Good People Good People Fall Otherwise Easily Kind More Frequently Than Dishonesty Which
Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them. Benjamin Franklin
Good People Sometimes Victory Will Those Would Would-Be More Generally Never Affairs Get Unfortunate Which Them Use
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