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Benjamin Franklin Inspirational Quotes (781)

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Avarice and Happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted?
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No nation was ever ruined by trade.
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God grant, that not only the Love of Liberty, but a thorough Knowledge of the Rights of Man, may pervade all the Nations of the Earth, so that a Philosopher may set his Foot anywhere on its Surface, and say, 'This is my Country.'
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One today is worth two tomorrows.
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Getting into debt, is getting into a tanglesome net.
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Life is a kind of chess.
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Why ruin a young girl's life when you can make an older women SO very happy !
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One mend-fault is worth two find-faults, but one find-fault is better than two make-faults.
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[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections, and a share in the Government of the Country.
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Where there is hunger, law is not regarded and where law is not regarded, there will be hunger.
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'Tis true there is much to be done, . . . but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects, for constant dropping wears away stones . . . and little strokes fell great oaks, as Poor Richard says. . . .
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Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least you will, by such conduct, stand the be.
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Great spenders are bad lenders.
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The exact Quantity and Quality being found out, is to be kept to constantly.
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This [the U.S. Constitution] is likely to be administered for a course of years and then end in despotism... when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other.
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Write to Please Yourself. When You write to Please Others You end up Pleasing No one.
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Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.
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Tis against some mens principle to pay interest, and seems against others interest to pay the principle.
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Whether a Commonwealth suffers more by hypocritical pretenders to religion or by the openly profane? The most dangerous hypocrite in a Commonwealth is one who leaves the gospel for the sake of the law. A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law.
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None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.
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When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.
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Taxes on consumption, like those on capital or income, to be just, must be uniform.
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America cultivates best what Germany brought forth.
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A friend in need is a friend indeed!
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