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Benjamin Franklin Quotes

«Here comes Courage! that seized the lion absent, and run away from the present mouse»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | Keywords: absent, lion, mouse, run away, seized
«He that sells upon Credit, expects to lose 5 per Cent. by bad Debts; therefore he charges, on all he sells upon Credit, an Advance that shall make up that Deficiency.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | Keywords: advance, cent, charges, credit, credited, crediting, credits, debts, deficiency, expects, make up, PER, per cent, sells, take charge, therefore
«Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | Keywords: corn, corns, plough, sell, sleep, sluggards
«She laughs at everything you say. Why? Because she has fine teeth.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | Keywords: Everything You, fine, laughs, teeth
«Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | Keywords: grave, graver, gravest, O grave, sleeping, sluggard, sluggards, The Grave, waste
«I hope... that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | About: Mankind | Keywords: at length, cutting, cuttings, differences, difference of opinion, length, reasonable, settle, throats
«Good sense is a thing all need, few have, and none think they want.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | Keywords: good sense, none, sense
«A little neglect may breed mischief: for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | Keywords: breed, mischief, nail, rider, shoe
«You cannot pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | Keywords: fair, horned, horns, horn in, pluck, plucks, roses, thorns, without fear
«Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin (Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer) | About: Government, Idleness, Pride | Keywords: governments, heavier, heavy-handed, idleness
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