Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

"It's better to swim in the sea below Than to swing in the air and feed the crow,Says jolly Ned Teach of Bristol."
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"It's better to swim in the sea below Than to swing in the air and feed the crow,Says jolly Ned Teach of Bristol."
Benjamin Franklin
"That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God - when they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of pleasure-instead of an aid, become an encumbrance and answer none of the intentions for which they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way."
Benjamin Franklin
"Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal."
Benjamin Franklin
"The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. Your have to catch up with it yourself."
Benjamin Franklin
"Ohne Gedankenfreiheit gibt es keine Weisheit. Und ohne Redefreiheit keine öffentliche Freiheit."
Benjamin Franklin
"Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it."
Benjamin Franklin
"The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason."
Benjamin Franklin
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
Benjamin Franklin
"If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles."
Benjamin Franklin
"Hide not your talents, they for use were made,What's a sundial in the shade?"
Benjamin Franklin
"Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody."
Benjamin Franklin
"I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong."
Benjamin Franklin
"In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria."
Benjamin Franklin
"Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances."
Benjamin Franklin
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
Benjamin Franklin
"Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle."
Benjamin Franklin
"Well done is better than well said."
Benjamin Franklin
"He that can have patience can have what he will."
Benjamin Franklin
"A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned"
Benjamin Franklin
"Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five."
Benjamin Franklin
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