Benjamin Franklin
United States
17 Jan 1706 // 17 Apr 1790
Writer/Scientist
17 Jan 1706 // 17 Apr 1790
Writer/Scientist
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Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it
Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later
Tomorrow every fault is to be amended; but tomorrow never comes
The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it
The learned fool writes nonsense in better language that the unlearned - but it's still nonsense
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse
Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste
Never confuse motion with action
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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