"He that would fish, must venture his bait." — Benjamin Franklin

"He that would fish, must venture his bait."

— Benjamin Franklin

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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin has 1,166 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

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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In day-to-day commerce, television is not so much interested in the business of communications as in the business of delivering… — Les Brown
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in… — Robert Burton
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. — Lord Chesterfield
Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. — Sun Tzu
In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable… — Sun Tzu
All warfare is based on deception. There is no place where espionage is not used. Offer the enemy bait to… — Sun Tzu
Baby's fishing for a dream, fishing near and far. His line a silver moonbeam is, his bait a silver star. — Unknown Author
Nile perch are enormous but lethargic fish, easy to catch once they have taken your bait. Some are bright golden… — Kuki Gallmann
For evil news rides post, while good news baits. — John Milton
Stand in despair anywhere old-growth forest has been clear-felled. All life has been replaced by blackened, poisoned desolation. Animals and… — Peter Cundall
The scheme of separate confederacies, which will always multiply the chances of ambition, will be a never failing bait to… — Alexander Hamilton
An over-scrupulous jealousy of danger to the rights of the people, which is more commonly the fault of the head… — Alexander Hamilton

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