“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: learning
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Being ignorant is not so much a
“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: learning
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The eye of the master will do
“The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: work
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Applause waits on success.
“Applause waits on success.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: success
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Those who govern, having much business on
“Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: wisdom
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Be at war with your vices, at
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: war
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Money has never made man happy, nor
“Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: happiness
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Lost time is never found again.
“Lost time is never found again.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: time
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All who think cannot but see there
“All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: work
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The doorstep to the temple of wisdom
“The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: knowledge
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The art of acting consists in keeping
“The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing.”
— Benjamin Franklin
Author: Benjamin Franklin
Category: art
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