953 ordspråk av Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our friends; never to pretend to wit, but to make that of others appear as much as possibly we can; to hearken
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The greatest monarch on the proudest throne is obliged to sit upon his own arse.
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The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart
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The key to a healthy marriage is to keep your eyes wide open before you wed and half-closed thereafter.
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The King's cheese is half wasted in parings: But no matter, 'tis made of the people's milk
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The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.
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The learned fool writes nonsense in better language that the unlearned - but it's still nonsense.
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The longer I live the more convinced I become that God governs in the affairs of men. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance.
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The longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth: that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?
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The magistrate should obey the laws, the people should obey the magistrate.
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The man who achieves makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing
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The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either.
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The Man who with undaunted toils,/ sails unknown seas to unknown soils,/ With various wonders feasts his Sight: What stranger wonders does he write?
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The Master-piece of Man, is to live to the purpose
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The misers cheese is wholesomest
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