Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, forger and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his studies of electricity, and for charting and naming the Gulf Stream current. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among others. He founded many civic
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Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Ohne Gedankenfreiheit gibt es keine Weisheit. Und ohne Redefreiheit keine ffentliche Freiheit.
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A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned
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If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.
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Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.
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It's better to swim in the sea belowThan to swing in the air and feed the crow,Says jolly Ned Teach of Bristol.
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The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
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Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
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... a book indeed sometimes debauched me from my work....
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The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.
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You will find the key to success under the alarm clock.
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The way to wealth is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality: that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything.
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How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!
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An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
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If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.
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Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults, greater to tell him his.
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Hide not your talents, they for use were made,What's a sundial in the shade?
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The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.
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In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.
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That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God - when they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of pleasure-instead of an aid, become an encumbrance and answer none of the intentions for which they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way.
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Great hopes make everything great possible.
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