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Benjamin Franklin Quotes

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
Benjamin Franklin
Funny, God, Happy
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
Give, Liberty, Deserve
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Benjamin Franklin
Work, Stupid, Hard
The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.
Benjamin Franklin
Happiness, Yourself, Catch
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Benjamin Franklin
Motivational, Fail, Failing
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Benjamin Franklin
Learning, Forget, Remember
Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.
Benjamin Franklin
Fool, Complain, Fools
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Benjamin Franklin
Happiness, Yourself, Catch
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin
Education, Best, Knowledge
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Benjamin Franklin
Remember, Moment, Place
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
Money, Happiness, Nature
Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late.
Benjamin Franklin
Life, Wise, Old
Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
Benjamin Franklin
Two, Keep, Dead
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
Benjamin Franklin
Good, Else, Excuses
Well done is better than well said.
Benjamin Franklin
Motivational, Done, Said
Honesty is the best policy.
Benjamin Franklin
Wisdom, Best, Honesty
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
Benjamin Franklin
Writing, Write, Worth
I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.
Benjamin Franklin
Morning, Name, Paper
Benjamin Franklin Quote
Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
Benjamin Franklin
Failure, Fear, Mistakes
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
Wise, Powerful, Rich
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
Benjamin Franklin
Peace, War, Find
It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.
Benjamin Franklin
Work, Happy, Working
Lost time is never found again.
Benjamin Franklin
Time, Lost, Again
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
Benjamin Franklin
Christmas, Good, Conscience
He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.
Benjamin Franklin
Peace, Live, Speak

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Biography

Nationality: American
Born: January 17, 1706
Died: April 17, 1790

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