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Here are some great quotes from that nutty patriot, Ben Franklin :

Love your neighbor; yet dont pull down your hedge.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

Three may keep a secret if two are dead.

Tart words make no friends; a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked and never well mended.

Fish and visitors smell in three days.

He that lieth down with dogs shall rise up with fleas.

One today is worth two tomorrows.

A truly great man will never trample on a worm nor sneak to an emperor.

A little neglect may breed mischief; for want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a horse the rider was lost; for want of the rider the battle was lost.

If you know the value of money, go and try to borrow some; he that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing.

He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes books.

He that is of the opinion that money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Tis hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.

None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing.

There are no ugly loves nor handsome prisons.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterward.

Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing brings more bondage than too much liberty.

These came from Franklins Poor Richards Almanac. He compiled them from various sources.

These quotes taken from Elements of Literature, fifth course by Robert Anderson, John Malcolm Brinnin, John Leggett, Gary Q. Arpin, Susan Allen Toth. Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.


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