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Benjamin Franklin
If a man...
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the...
Admiration is the...
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Source: In The Speaker's Electronic...
By failing to...
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
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Every accent, every...
Every accent, every emphasis, every modulation of voice, was so perfectly well turned and well placed, that, without...
If you persuade,...
If you persuade, speak of interest, not reason.
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Keep your eyes...
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.
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As we must...
As we must account for every idle word, so we must for every idle silence.
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Either write something...
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
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If you want...
If you want something done, ask a busy person.
Source: In Pearls of Wisdom, ed. J....
Love your enemies,...
Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.
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Search others for...
Search others for virtues, thyself for thy vices.
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A life of...
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the...
God works wonders...
God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man.
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Do not anticipate...
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
A spoonful of...
A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
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The Constitution only...
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it...
If you desire...
If you desire many things, many things will seem few.
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Hide not your...
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade.
At the working...
At the working man's house hunger looks in but dares not enter.
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Certainty? In this...
Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
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