"Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing,……" — Benjamin Franklin
"Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy, counsel, & countenance."
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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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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but…
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Writers and books are cheap dates, especially when you compare the cost of a book with a ticket to the…
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The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest…
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There are plenty of good five cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter.
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Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will…
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For too long, our country's version of an energy policy has consisted of Americans waking up every day and wondering…
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Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I…
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Real estate is the key cost of physical retailers. That's why there's the old saw: location, location, location.
— Jeff Bezos
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On the Internet, companies are scale businesses, characterized by high fixed costs and relatively low variable costs. You can be…
— Jeff Bezos
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