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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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My elder brothers were all put apprentices to different trades. I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church. Benjamin Franklin
Service Me Age Father Church Brothers Put Sons Devote Trades Were His Years Intending Eight Different Elder
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture. Benjamin Franklin
People Clothes Other Ruin Furniture Eye Neither Would Fine Blind Houses Were Want Us
I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to the end: requesting only the advantage authors have, of correcting in a second edition the faults of the first. Benjamin Franklin
Life First Beginning Faults Correcting Objection Only Advantage Over Edition Go End Same Authors Should Second
He that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man. Benjamin Franklin
Man Wife Complete He Got
I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old. Benjamin Franklin
Old Mind Guess Being Much Fat
Games lubricate the body and the mind. Benjamin Franklin
Mind Body Games
Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. Benjamin Franklin
Thou Minute Throw Since Hour Sure Away
Nine men in ten are would be suicides. Benjamin Franklin
Men Nine Would Would-Be Ten
Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it. Benjamin Franklin
Man Pleasure He Himself Selling Really Many Buying Thinks
Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion. Benjamin Franklin
Rich He His Who Portion Rejoices
Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion. Benjamin Franklin
Wisdom Best Business Trouble Considering Projects Those Carrying Adopted Having Previous Seldom Take Generally New Like Execution Occasion Forced Govern New Projects Hands Public Much Measures Who Therefore
He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged. Benjamin Franklin
Kindness You Yourself Will More Obliged He Another Ready Than Done Whom
I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. Benjamin Franklin
Great Value Made Brought Great Part Miseries Part Conceive False Estimates Them Mankind Things
When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue. Benjamin Franklin
Woman Heart Men Sung Poets Part His Die Moves Her Last Tongue
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure. Benjamin Franklin
Time Thou Thy Employ Well Leisure Gain Meanest
He that rises late must trot all day. Benjamin Franklin
Day Late All Day Must Rises He
The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it. Benjamin Franklin
Money Having Advantage Use
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