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Frequent Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less frequent.
- If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his…
- History will also afford frequent opportunities of showing the necessity of a public religion, from its usefulness to the public; the advantage of a religious…
More Frequent Quotes
- Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business.… — Mary Astell
- The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or… — Teresa of Avila
- In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from the increase… — Charles Babbage
- Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners. — Lord Chesterfield
- To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination. — Lord Chesterfield
- The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning… — Peter Abelard
- Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon. — Sidney Altman
- In every animal which has not passed the limit of its development, a more frequent and continuous use of any organ gradually… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck