Benjamin Franklin Aphorisms

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Benjamin FranklinAphorisms

• American Literature

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All things are easy to Industry, all things
difficult to sloth.
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An ounce of wit that is bought is worth a pound
that is taught.
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Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.
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He that sows thorns should not go barefoot.
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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half
shut afterwards.
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If you have time, dont wait for time.
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He that lives upon Hope, dies farting.
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A rich rogue is like a fat hog, who never does
good til dead as a log.
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Old boys have their playthings as well as young
ones, the difference is only in the price
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He that drinks fast, pays slow.
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Tongue double, brings trouble
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The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the
mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
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Would you live with ease, Do what you ought, and
not what you please.
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Do good to thy Friend to keep him, to the Enemy
to gain him.
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He that whines for Glass without G, take away l
and that is he.
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Dont think to hunt two hares with one dog.