Quotes from Benjamin Franklin


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    He that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man.

    Wife | Complete


    There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

    Time | Great | Truly


    I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.

    Morning | Name | Page


    Necessity never made a good bargain.

    Good | Necessity | Bargain


    You may delay, but time will not.

    Time | Delay


    Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

    Reading | Worth | Either


    Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.

    Failure | Fear | Reach


    Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

    Finance | Great | Beware


    It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.

    Work | Happy | Miserable


    Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

    Anger | Good | Reason


    Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.

    Funny | God | Wine


    By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

    Motivational


    I have never entered into any controversy in defense of my philosophical opinions; I leave them to take their chance in the world. If they are right, truth and experience will support them; if wrong, they ought to be refuted and rejected. Disputes are apt to sour one's temper and disturb one's quiet.

    Truth | Experience | Chance


    They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

    Liberty | Safety | Deserve


    Lost time is never found again.

    Time | Lost | Found


    The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

    Happiness | Catch | Pursue


    It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

    Good | Reputation | Build


    An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.

    Education | Best | Knowledge


    Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

    Health | Wealthy | Wise


    We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

    Knowledge | Work | Ignorant


       

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