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Letter "B" » Benjamin Franklin Quotes
«In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
Government
| Keywords:
lightest
«Best is the Tongue that feels the rein; He that talks much, must talk in vain; We from the wordy Torrent fly: Who listens to the chattering Pye?»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
chattering, chatters, in vain, listens, rein, reined, talks, wordy
«Fear God, and your Enemies will fear you.»
«Don't overload Gratitude; if you do, she'll kick.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
kick, overload, overloaded
«Changing Countries or Beds, cures neither a bad Manager, nor a Fever.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
beds, fever
«A temperate Diet frees from Diseases; such are seldom ill, but if they are surprised with Sickness, they bear it better, and recover sooner; for most Distempers have their Original from Repletion.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
diet, diseases, distemper, distempered, distempers, frees, recover, repletion, sickness, temperate
«Three can keep a secret if two are dead.»
«Good wives and good plantations are made by good husbands»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
Good Wives, husbands, plantation, plantations, wives
«To bear other peoples afflictions, every one has courage enough, and to spare.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
afflictions
«Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
dress
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