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They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Deserve Essential Give Liberty Little Neither Nor Obtain Safety Temporary Up Who

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He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Anything Anything Else Else Excuses Good He Making Seldom

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Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Difficult Far Leave Moment More Only Place Remember Right Right Place Right Thing Say Still Tempting The Right Thing Thing Unsaid Wrong Wrong Thing

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Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Anger Begun Ends Shame Whatever

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Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Caution Distrust Parents Security

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It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Bad Bad Habits Break Easier Habits Prevent Than Them

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Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will find solid happiness.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Find Happiness Man Marriage Most Natural Natural State Solid State Which Will You

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Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: After Begin Days Fish Guests Like Smell Three

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Time is money.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Money Time Time Is Money

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Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Benefits Dust Injuries Marble Write Your

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1706

Died: April 17th, 1790

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