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There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Dog Faithful Friends Money Old Ready Three Wife

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To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Conclusions Jump Opportunities Quickly Succeed You

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

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Brains Enough Fools Honest Practice To Be Honest Treachery Tricks

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Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Advice Fools Men Need Take Wise Wise Men

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Diligence is the mother of good luck.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Diligence Good Good Luck Luck Mother

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A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Attend False Friend Only Shadow Shines Sun Sun Shines While

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God works wonders now and then; Behold a lawyer, an honest man.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Behold God Honest Honest Man Lawyer Man Now Now And Then Then Wonders Works

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I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Fail Found Just Test Ways Wrong

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It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Happy Happy Man Idle Man Miserable Who Working Working Man

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Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Get Late Life Old Soon Too Too Late Tragedy Wise

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1706

Died: April 17th, 1790

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