“A Swedish minister having assembled the chiefs of the Susquehanna Indians, made a sermon to them, acquainting them with the principal historical facts on which our religion is founded — such...”
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A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
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“A Swedish minister having assembled the chiefs of the Susquehanna Indians, made a sermon to them, acquainting them with the principal historical facts on which our religion is founded — such...”
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“The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.”
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“As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.”
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“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
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“Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.”
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“We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps any other under heaven. Every man among us reads, and is so easy in his circumstances as t...”
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“The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.”
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“Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.”
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“Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.”
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“Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefo...”
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“The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.”
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“I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to the end: requesting only the advantage authors have, of correcting in a second edition the faults of the first.”
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“Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.”
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“As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.”
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“Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.”
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“In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.”
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“Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them...”
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“When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?”
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“He that rises late must trot all day.”
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“Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.”
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