Benjamin Franklin

United States
17 Jan 1706 // 17 Apr 1790
Writer/Scientist

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One today is worth two tomorrows
If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some
Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage
Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead
Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise
If you would be loved, love and be lovable
The pen is mightier than the sword
There never was a good war or a bad peace
You may delay, but time will not
Words may show a man's wit, but actions his meaning
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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."
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