"An ounce of wit that is bought, Is……" — Benjamin Franklin

"An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught."

— Benjamin Franklin

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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

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The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we…
Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of…
[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution…
It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a…
Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for…
Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is…
It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be…
It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part.

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