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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.
Category: Hypocrisy Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Category: Light Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.
Category: Light Author: 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.
Category: Marriage Author: Benjamin Franklin
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If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
Category: Passion Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Category: People Author: Benjamin Franklin
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If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles.
Category: Perspective Author: Benjamin Franklin
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You may delay, but time will not.
Category: Procrastination Author: Benjamin Franklin
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In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.
Category: Prosperity Author: Benjamin Franklin
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How many observe Christ's birthday! How few his precepts!
O! 'tis easier to keep holidays than commandments.
Category: Religion Author: Benjamin Franklin
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If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
Category: Self Control Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Fatigue is the best pillow.
Category: Sleep Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt.
Category: Vanity Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves; but I give it fair quarter, wherever I meet with it, being persuaded that it is often productive of good to the possessor, and to others who are within his sphere of action: and therefore, in many cases, it would not be altogether absurd if a man were to thank God for his vanity among the other comforts of life.
Category: Vanity Author: Benjamin Franklin
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All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In my opinion, there never was a good war or a bad peace. When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?
Category: War Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.
Category: Wise Words Author: Benjamin Franklin
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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Category: Worry Author: Benjamin Franklin
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