"A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman,……" — Benjamin Franklin
"A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman, Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common."
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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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For me, the sexiest men don't know they're drop-dead gorgeous. Not that I'd ever rule out a pot-bellied plumber in…
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All they do is warm their seats for their long tenures and eventually even their seats get dilapidated with the…
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I suspect most self-described 18-year-old Scandinavian women named Inga who collect and wear string bikinis are, in reality, more likely…
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To-night when the full-bellied moon swallows the stars. Grant that I know.
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The two most beautiful sights I have witnessed in my life are a full blown ship at sail and the…
— Benjamin Franklin
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There are a lot of women who live with pot-bellied pigs.
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No short-haired, yellow-bellied, son of tricky dicky Is gonna mother hubbard soft soap me With just a pocketful of soap.
— John Lennon
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There was a time when you were not a slave, remember that. You walked alone, full of laughter, you bathed…
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Love can change us beyond recognition, we become love-sick, soft-eyed jelly-bellied fools.
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