American - Politician | January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
Benjamin Franklin
WordsManMeaningWitMayShow
To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.
FaithAloneFollowBlindly
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
MemoriesBetterThanDebtors
Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.
PeopleSmallFavorsReturnGreater
He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
LoveWillWhoRivalsHeHimself
Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
GoodAngerNeverReasonWithout
I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it.
GoodBestI AmOpinionThinkDoing
Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.
TroubleEaseToilIdlenessSprings
As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.
OpportunityGreatEnjoyOthersServe
If you desire many things, many things will seem few.
YouDesireWillThingsSeemMany
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
PresentNeverFaultWithoutAbsent
I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.
MorningWake UpNameLookPageUp
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