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 Ben Franklin quotes
of my favorites--
"Fish and visitors smell in three days."
"Make haste slowly."
"No gains without pains."
"Love your enemies, for they will tell you your faults."
"Necessity never made a good bargain."
But I am currently reading Isaacson's biography, so over the next week or so I will share a few
of his thoughts that may be less well known.
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On religion
"Too much of it is worse than none at all."
Actually said by Ben's older brother James.
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being reasonable
"So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to make or find a
reason for everything one has a mind to do."
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Applause
Applause waits on success.
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Knowledge
". . was obtained rather by the use of the ear than of the tongue."
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Faith
" To follow by faith alone; is to follow blindly."
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Humility
"I cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue, but I had a good deal
with regard to the appearance of it."
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Pride
"For even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I would be proud of my
humility."
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live usefully or die rich?
"I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully', than 'He died rich.' "
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liberty and safety
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety."
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Beer
"Beer is proof god loves us and wants us to be happy"
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anger
"Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One."
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Fatigue
Fatigue is the best pillow.
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friend
Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
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A penny
A penny saved is a penny earned.
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A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
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death
Some people died at 25 and aren't buried until 75.
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