1079 ordspråk av Benjamin Franklin

US  Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin föddes den January 17th 1706 och dog den 17 April 1790 - writer and inventor.
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 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

 The greatest monarch on the proudest throne is obliged to sit upon his own arse.

 The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart

 The key to a healthy marriage is to keep your eyes wide open before you wed and half-closed thereafter.

 The King's cheese is half wasted in parings: But no matter, 'tis made of the people's milk

 The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.

 The learned fool writes nonsense in better language that the unlearned - but it's still nonsense.

 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.

 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?

 The magistrate should obey the laws, the people should obey the magistrate.

 The man who achieves makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all - doing nothing

 The man who trades freedom for security does not deserve nor will he ever receive either.

 The Man who with undaunted toils,/ sails unknown seas to unknown soils,/ With various wonders feasts his Sight: What stranger wonders does he write?

 The Master-piece of Man, is to live to the purpose

 The misers cheese is wholesomest


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