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Benjamin Franklin Quotes: Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.
         

Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.


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Well done is better than well said.

Well done is better than well said.



The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.



You can do anything you set your mind to.

You can do anything you set your mind to.



Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.



Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.



Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.



By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.



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

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



War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.





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People ought to shop smart and really think about what they are buying.

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All too often unemployment is used as an excuse for misbehaving when jobs are available within walking distance.

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There are a group of people who are managing the world to their advantage and who just look to the rest of us as people who will buy their products and fund their salaries.

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I was in Covent Garden today having a pizza, and these men who worked there were secretly trying to take my picture from behind the counter. That sort of thing is so odd.

I was in Covent Garden today having a pizza, and these men who worked there were secretly trying to take my picture from behind the counter. That sort of thing is so odd.



He will find one English book and one only, where, as in the "Iliad" itself, perfect plainness of speech is allied with perfect nobleness; and that book is the Bible.

He will find one English book and one only, where, as in the "Iliad" itself, perfect plainness of speech is allied with perfect nobleness; and that book is the Bible.



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When the truths of love are planted firm, they won't be hard to find. And words of love I speak to you will echo in your mind.

When the truths of love are planted firm, they won't be hard to find. And words of love I speak to you will echo in your mind.




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