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A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Blockhead Greater Ignorant Learned Than

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Remember that credit is money.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Credit Money Remember

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It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Desire Easier First Follow Much Satisfy Suppress Than Those

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It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Blind Clothes Eye Fine Furniture Houses Neither Other People Ruin Us Want Were Would

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When men and woman die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Die Heart Her His Last Men Moves Part Poets Sung Tongue Woman

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If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Get How Know Less Philosopher Spend Stone Than You

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Necessity never made a good bargain.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Bargain Good Made Necessity Never

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Applause waits on success.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Applause Success Waits

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Our necessities never equal our wants.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Equal Necessities Never Our Wants

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Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Executed Gentle Laws Obeyed Seldom Severe Too

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1706

Died: April 17th, 1790

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