A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees

Benjamin Franklin


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On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet as I was, by the endeavor, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been had I not attempted it

Benjamin Franklin


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Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself

Benjamin Franklin


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A man must have a good deal of vanity who believes, and a good deal of boldness who affirms, that all the doctrines he holds are true, and all he rejects are false.

Benjamin Franklin

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Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried with fewer tensions and more tolerance.

Benjamin Franklin


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The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. Your have to catch up with it yourself.

Benjamin Franklin

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The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty

Benjamin Franklin

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I will speak ill of no man and speak all the good I know of everybody.

Benjamin Franklin


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The used key is always bright.

Benjamin Franklin


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Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don't have brains enough to be honest.

Benjamin Franklin

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