None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error.
Benjamin Franklin
Humility, Integrity, Manners, Honesty, Self-Improvement
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“If you would know the value of money; go, and try to borrow some! For, he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing! and indeed, so does he that lends to such people, when he goes to get it in again!” Benjamin Franklin
Money, Borrowing, Value, Responsibility, Debt
Benjamin Franklin Money, Borrowing, Value, Responsibility, Debt“Security without liberty is called prison.” Benjamin Franklin
Security, Liberty, Freedom, Rights, Justice
Benjamin Franklin Security, Liberty, Freedom, Rights, Justice“A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.” Benjamin Franklin
Empire, Governance, Fragility, Strategy, Power
Benjamin Franklin Empire, Governance, Fragility, Strategy, Power“At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.” Benjamin Franklin
Aging, Wisdom, Growth, Experience, Life
Benjamin Franklin Aging, Wisdom, Growth, Experience, Life“The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn’t make the biggest mistake of all—doing nothing.” Benjamin Franklin
Action, Mistakes, Progress, Effort, Growth
Benjamin Franklin Action, Mistakes, Progress, Effort, Growth“It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.” Benjamin Franklin
Work, Happiness, Fulfillment, Productivity, Responsibility
Benjamin Franklin Work, Happiness, Fulfillment, Productivity, Responsibility“Wisdom is in measured routine. Three naps a day will keep you fit, nine breakfasts before noon...” Benjamin Franklin
Routine, Humor, Wisdom, Absurdity, Moderation
Benjamin Franklin Routine, Humor, Wisdom, Absurdity, Moderation“A lady asked Dr. Franklin, “Well Doctor what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?”” Benjamin Franklin
Republic, Government, Liberty, Responsibility, Legacy
Benjamin Franklin Republic, Government, Liberty, Responsibility, Legacy“Money has never made man happy, nor will it; the more one has, the more one wants.” Benjamin Franklin
Money, Happiness, Desire, Contentment, Wisdom
Benjamin Franklin Money, Happiness, Desire, Contentment, Wisdom“A people who choose security over liberty will receive neither nor deserve either.” Benjamin Franklin
Liberty, Security, Freedom, Choice, Rights
Benjamin Franklin Liberty, Security, Freedom, Choice, Rights“Some are weatherwise, some are otherwise.” Benjamin Franklin
Observation, Wisdom, Humor, Insight, Personality
Benjamin Franklin Observation, Wisdom, Humor, Insight, Personality“He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.” Benjamin Franklin
Money, Ethics, Morality, Values, Motivation
Benjamin Franklin Money, Ethics, Morality, Values, Motivation“A policy of life insurance is the cheapest and safest mode of making a certain provision for one’s family.” Benjamin Franklin
Provision, Family, Security, Insurance, Responsibility
Benjamin Franklin Provision, Family, Security, Insurance, Responsibility“Democracy is like having two wolves and a lamb decide what is for dinner.” Benjamin Franklin
Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Power, Society
Benjamin Franklin Democracy, Freedom, Justice, Power, Society“Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty.” Benjamin Franklin
Pleasure, Freedom, Moderation, Balance, Consequences
Benjamin Franklin Pleasure, Freedom, Moderation, Balance, Consequences