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Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Writing, Dust

The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.

Benjamin Franklin
Educational, Eye, Hands
Benjamin Franklin (1855). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself ; to which is Added His Miscellaneous Essays”, p.332

Don't go to the doctor with every distemper, nor to the lawyer with every quarrel, nor to the pot for every thirst.

Benjamin Franklin
Doctors, Lawyer, Pot
Benjamin Franklin, Ormond Seavey (1998). “Autobiography and Other Writings”, p.277, Oxford University Press, USA

Marry your son when you will, but you daughter when you can.

Benjamin Franklin
Daughter, Son, Your Son

Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive

Benjamin Franklin
Giving, Joy, Pleasure
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.17, Barnes & Noble Publishing

A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty.

Benjamin Franklin
School, Patriotic, Support

He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of most medicines.

Benjamin Franklin
Healing, Health, Science
"Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom".

But the most dangerous Hypocrite in a Common-Wealth, is one who leaves the Gospel for the sake of the Law: A Man compounded of Law and Gospel, is able to cheat a whole Country with his Religion, and then destroy them under Colour of Law: And here the Clergy are in great Danger of being deceiv'd, and the People of being deceiv'd by the Clergy, until the Monster arrives to such Power and Wealth, that he is out of the reach of both, and can oppress the People without their own blind Assistance.

Benjamin Franklin
Country, Hypocrite, Men
Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Louis Ketcham (2003). “The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin”, p.5, Hackett Publishing

The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade.

Benjamin Franklin
Tools, Investment, Trade

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Benjamin Franklin
Forgiveness, Government, Law
Poor Richard's Almanack, May 1756

The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.

Benjamin Franklin
Leadership, Noise, Wheels
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.38, Nayika Publishing

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

Benjamin Franklin
Happy, Work, Men

The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty.

Benjamin Franklin
Way, Poverty, Helping

Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all things easy.

Benjamin Franklin
Sloth, Laziness, Easy
Benjamin Franklin (2011). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Including Poor Richard's Almanac, and Familiar Letters”, p.224, Cosimo, Inc.

That there is one God, who made all things. That he governs the world by his providence. That he might be worshipped by adoration, prayer, and thanksgiving. But that the most acceptable service of God is doing good to Man. That the Soul is immortal. And that God will certainly reward virtue and punish vice, either here or hereafter.

Benjamin Franklin
Prayer, Men, Soul
Benjamin Franklin (1869). “Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.233

Moderation in all things - including moderation.

Benjamin Franklin
Wisdom, Drug, Moderation

He that won't be counseled can't be helped.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Christian, Helping Others
Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S Grant, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Adams (2016). “Great American Lives: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, and The Education of Henry Adams”, p.191, Open Road Media

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

Benjamin Franklin
Funny, Inspiring, Money
Andrew Carnegie, Benjamin Franklin (2015). “The ABC of Money: Including The Way to Wealth and The Gospel of Wealth”, p.72, Cosimo Classics

If you want a thing done - go. If not - send.

Benjamin Franklin
Leadership, Sports, Done

If Men are so wicked as we now see them with Religion what would they be if without it?

Benjamin Franklin
Men, Wicked, Human Nature
Benjamin Franklin, Ralph Louis Ketcham (2003). “The Political Thought of Benjamin Franklin”, p.144, Hackett Publishing

Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.

Benjamin Franklin
God, Rain, Wine
Benjamin Franklin (1987). “Writings”, Library of America

I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being. [...] I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those He has created; and since without virtue man can have no happiness in this world, I firmly believe He delights to see me virtuous.

Benjamin Franklin
Believe, Men, Perfect
"Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion". Book by Benjamin Franklin, 1728.

The cat in gloves catches no mice.

Benjamin Franklin
Cat, Gloves, Poor Richard
Benjamin Franklin (1848). “The Way to Wealth”, p.3

In success be moderate. Humility makes great men twice honourable.

Benjamin Franklin
Humility, Men, Great Men
"Poor Richard: An Almanack".

An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.

Benjamin Franklin
Marriage, Mom, Daughter
Benjamin Franklin (2013). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.40, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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