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Rich Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- A Man of Knowledge like a rich Soil, feeds If not a world of Corn, a world of Weeds.
- Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices.
- Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich.
- The poor have little; beggars, none; the rich, too much; enough, not one.
- If you'd be wealthy, think of saving, more than of getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes equal her Incomes.
- I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for an alliance with…
- Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is…
- Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
- Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
- It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
- Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.
- Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
- Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you…
- I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'
- Tell a miser he's rich, and a woman she's old, you'll get no money of one, nor kindness of t'other.
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