"A wise man will desire no more than……" — Benjamin Franklin
"A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contently."
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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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It's very hard to imagine the phrase 'consumer society' used so cheerfully, and interpreted so enthusiastically, in England.
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A man can refrain from wanting what he has not and cheerfully make the best of a bird in the…
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Blessed the man and woman who is able to serve cheerfully in the second rank - a big test.
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Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man-yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the…
— Marcus Aurelius
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The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully,…
— Albert Einstein
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What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient but restless mind, of sacrificing one's…
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We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit…
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There is an optimism which nobly anticipates the eventual triumph of great moral laws, and there is an optimism which…
— Agnes Repplier
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Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing.
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Beth could not reason upon or explain the faith that gave her courage and patience to give up life, and…
— Louisa May Alcott
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The path to cheerfulness is to sit cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there.
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I have absolute faith that anything can come to one who trusts to the unlimited help of the Universal Intelligence…
— Walter Russell
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