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A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.96, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

All would live long, but none would be old.

Poor Richard's Almanack, Sept. 1749

There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

Benjamin Franklin (1962). “Representative selections: with introduction, bibliography, and notes”

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

War, Men, May
Benjamin Franklin (1905). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself. Now First Edited from Original Manuscripts and from His Printed Correspondence and Other Writings”

To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.

Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.88, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Ill customs and bad advice are seldom forgotten.

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, Nayika Publishing

Hope of gain lessens pain.

Benjamin Franklin (1849). “Poor Richard's almanac for 1850-52”, p.33

Do you love truth for truth's sake, and will you endeavor impartially to find and receive it yourself, and communicate it to others?

Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1809). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.359

Observe all men, thyself most.

Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.56, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

God helps those who help themselves.

Jack Vincent, Benjamin Franklin (2010). “Benjamin Franklin's the Way to Wealth”, p.29, The Way to Wealth