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Benjamin Franklin Quotes

«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.»
«Time is money.»
«Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.»
«Hear not ill of a friend, nor speak any of an enemy.»
«When a man and a woman die, as poets sung, His heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue»
«If you would not be forgotton as soon as you are dead and rotten, Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.»
«Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you will be hindered tomorrow. One today is worth two tomorrow's; never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.»
«Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.»
«The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.»