"A cheerful face is nearly as good for……" — Benjamin Franklin
"A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather."
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Benjamin Franklin
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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin has 1,166 quotes on this site.
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The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
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Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
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Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we…
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Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of…
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[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution…
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It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
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I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a…
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Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for…
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Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
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Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is…
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It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be…
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It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part.
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More Cheerful Quotes
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O Holy Spirit, descend plentifully into my heart. Enlighten the dark corners of this neglected dwelling and scatter there Thy…
— Saint Augustine
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A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run.
— George Matthew Adams
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Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed…
— Henry Adams
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He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual…
— Isaac Barrow
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Cheerfulness is the best promoter of health and is as friendly to the mind as to the body.
— Joseph Addison
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Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.
— Josh Billings
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Oh yes, there's lots of great food in America. But the fast food is about as destructive and evil as…
— Anthony Bourdain
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I tend to think the world is a bit of a miserable place, so anyone who can add to people's…
— Jo Brand
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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance - the cheerful man will do more in the…
— Thomas Carlyle
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Childhood itself is scarcely more lovely than a cheerful, kindly, sunshiny old age.
— Lydia M. Child
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You find yourself refreshed in the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure…
— Lydia M. Child
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Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be…
— James Freeman Clarke
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