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Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Beware Expenses Great Leak Little Ship Sink Small Will

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Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Freedom Freedom Of Speech Liberty Public Speech Thing Thought Wisdom Without

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Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Any Complain Condemn Criticize Fool Fools Most

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Honesty is the best policy.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Best Honesty Honesty Is Policy The Best Policy

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The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Doorstep Ignorance Knowledge Our Own Temple Wisdom

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Energy and persistence conquer all things.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: All Things Conquer Energy Persistence Things

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In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Certain Death Death And Taxes Except Nothing Said Taxes World

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It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Bad Bad One Build Deeds Good Good Deeds Lose Many Only Reputation Takes

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A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Body Contains Fire Food Home House Mind Unless Well

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Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Constant God Happy Loves Proof See Us Wine

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1706

Died: April 17th, 1790

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