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Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Benjamin Franklin (January 1706 – April 1790) was one of the best-known Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation, and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.
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To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security.
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.
To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
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