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Doing Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- What vast additions to the conveniences and comforts of living might mankind have acquired, if the money spent in wars had been employed in works…
- The problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you're finished.
- The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the biggest mistake of all-doing nothing.
- Leisure is the time for doing something useful.
- That there is one God, who made all things. That he governs the world by his providence. That he might be worshipped by adoration, prayer,…
- If time be of all things most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again; and what we…
- We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us while they afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge or in doing good to our…
- The most acceptable service of God is doing good to man.
- Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, creator of the Universe. That he governs it by his Providence. That he ought to be…
- My rule, in which I have always found satisfaction, is, never to turn aside in public affairs through views of private interest; but to go…
- If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living, all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of…
- He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
- Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never.
- I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to…
- Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen.
- Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.
- Doing your best means never stop trying.
- Happy's the Wooing, that's not long a doing
- Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never.
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