"Tell a miser he's rich, and a woman……" — Benjamin Franklin

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"Tell a miser he's rich, and a woman she's old, you'll get no money of one, nor kindness of t'other."

— Benjamin Franklin

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1,167 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin has 1,167 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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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash
From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. — Saint Augustine
The catch phrase for the day is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.' — Harvey Ball
Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in… — Lucille Ball
Kindness is always fashionable. — Amelia Barr
Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. — James M. Barrie
Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is… — James M. Barrie
A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who… — Saint Basil
Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. — Scott Adams
One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship,… — Simone de Beauvoir

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