A THREAD on timeless quotes by Benjamin Franklin giving a glimpse on his perspective on life:
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Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
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Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
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Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.
Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.
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An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
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Life's biggest tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
Life's biggest tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
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If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
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Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.
Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.
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If you give up your freedom for safety, you don't deserve either one.
If you give up your freedom for safety, you don't deserve either one.
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It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.
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The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.
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The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.
The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.
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It's a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.
It's a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.
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When you are finished changing, you're finished.
When you are finished changing, you're finished.
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When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.
When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic.
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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.
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.
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Security without liberty is called prison.
Security without liberty is called prison.
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All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
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Contentment makes poor men rich, Discontent makes rich men poor.
Contentment makes poor men rich, Discontent makes rich men poor.
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Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.
Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.
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Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
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A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.
A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.
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To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
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There are two ways to increase your wealth. Increase your means or decrease your wants. The best is to do both at the same time.
There are two ways to increase your wealth. Increase your means or decrease your wants. The best is to do both at the same time.
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