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The Best Of Benjamin Franklin

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness,
Is like a villain with smiling cheek;
A goodly apple rotten at the heart;
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

The poor have little,
Beggars none;
The rich too much
Enough not one.

Lost Time is never found again.

He that speaks ill of the Mare, will buy her.

If you would not be forgotten
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worthy of reading,
Or do things worthy of writing.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

When the well's dry, we know the worth of water.

Does thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that's the stuff life is made of.

Little strokes,
Fell great oaks.

The cat in gloves catches no mice.

One good Husband is worth two good Wives; for the scarcer things are, the more they're valued.

 Fish and visitors stink after three days.

Who has deceiv'd thee so oft as thy self?

Well done is better than well said.

I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.

When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.

The king's cheese is half wasted in parings;
but no matter, 'tis made of the people's milk.

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his Portion.

 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

 There are more old drunkards than old doctors.

 He that drinks fast, pays slow.

 Fear not death; for the sooner we die, the longer shall we be immortal.

Tim was so learned, that he could name a horse in nine Languages.
So ignorant, that he bought a cow to ride on.

When there's no Law, there's no Bread.

People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages.

Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge.

The discontented Man finds no easy Chair.

Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd, and never well mended.

A good example is the best sermon.

The end of Passion is the beginning of Repentance.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

A little neglect may breed great 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.

Courteous Reader
Remember that time is money.

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.

 

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