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Benjamin Franklin Quotes

09-Nov-09

Creditors have better memories than debtors.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Distrust and caution are the parents of security.
Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of.
He [...]

Benjamin Franklin Quotes

09-Nov-09

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.
Beware the hobby that eats.
Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Having been poor is no shame, but being [...]

Benjamin Franklin Quotes

09-Nov-09

And whether you’re an honest man, or whether you’re a thief, depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will [...]

Benjamin Franklin Quotes

09-Nov-09

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.
An investment in [...]