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Before Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the…
- Clean your finger before you point at my spots.
- I have conceived a higher opinion of the natural capacities of the black race than I had ever before entertained. Their apprehension seems as quick,…
- Use now and then a little Exercise a quarter of an Hour before Meals, as to swing a Weight, or swing your Arms about with…
- [T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer . . . [taking] away…
- And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from…
- Our friend and we were invited aboard on a party of pleasure, which is to last forever. His chair was ready first, and he has…
- In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a General Government necessary for…
- You will observe with concern how long a useful truth may be known, and exist, before it is generally received and practiced on.
- If I could see one live show before I died, I'd see Lucy Angel
- An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. When it comes to investing, nothing will pay off more than educating yourself. Do the necessary research,…
- Before you consult your fancy, consult your purse.
- If a sound body and a sound mind, which is as much as to say health and virtue, are to be preferred before all other…
- Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
- Hold your Council before Dinner; the full Belly hates Thinking as well as Acting.
- Every other sect supposes itself in possession of the truth, and that those who differ are so far in the wrong. Like a man traveling…
- Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the water…
- We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is, through the goodness…
- Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the fog, as well…
- Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.
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