Did you know?
Benjamin Franklin was one of the 56 men who signed America’s Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin is widely known to be the only President of the United States who was never a President of United States. Meaning his reputation as a statesman is such that everyone thought he was once a president but sadly he was not.
Benjamin Franklin was the 15th amongst the 17th children his parents begot – big family.
Benjamin Franklin apparently brought to the USA the first bathtub in 1790. It was from France and made of copper. The tub was in a shape of a shoe and still very rudimentary. It doesn’t have the taps for ready hot and cold water. Everything was brought from another source manually. Be that as it may, Benjamin Franklin loved his bathtub so much that he spent a great deal of time on it whilst reading and writing. 😉
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A child thinks twenty shillings and twenty years can scarce ever be spent.
– Benjamin Franklin
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
—Franklin
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Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
– Benjamin Franklin
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A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors.
– Benjamin Franklin
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Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
– Benjamin Franklin
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Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
– Benjamin Franklin
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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
– Benjamin Franklin
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Creditors have better memories than debtors
-Benjamin Franklin
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“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing”
Benjamin Franklin
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“Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.”
– Benjamin Franklin
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God heals, and the doctor takes the fees.
– Franklin
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Fish and visitors stink after three days.
– Benjamin Franklin
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He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
– Benjamin Franklin
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
– Benjamin Franklin
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He that waits upon fortune is never sure of a dinner.
~Benjamin Franklin
If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.
– Benjamin Franklin
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
– Benjamin Franklin
If we are industrious, we shall never starve; for, at the workingman’s house hunger looks in, but dares not enter. Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for industry pays debts, while despair increaseth them.
—Franklin.
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eat about twice as much as nature requires.
—Franklin
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half-shut afterwards.
– Benjamin Franklin
Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
~Benjamin Franklin
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
– Benjamin Franklin
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Necessity never made a good bargain.
– Benjamin Franklin
Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors.
– Benjamin Franklin
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Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.
– Benjamin Franklin
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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.
—Franklin.
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The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes , and wisdom enough to manage the affairs of his neighbor.
~Benjamin Franklin
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There is a difference between imitating a good man and counterfeiting him.
– Benjamin Franklin
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There never was a good war or a bad peace.
– Benjamin Franklin
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There was never a good war or a bad war.
– Benjamin Franklin
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There are three things that are extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.
– Benjamin Franklin
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There are three faithful friends: an old wife, and old dog, and ready money.
– Franklin
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“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
Benjamin Franklin
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Watch the little things; a small leak will sink a great ship.
– Benjamin Franklin
Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
– Benjamin Franklin
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Well done is better than well said.
~Benjamin Franklin
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