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Famous Quotes By Benjamin Franklin

Famous quotes by the American statesman, author, scientist, inventor and philosopher, Benjamin Franklin. He was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston. Benjamin Franklin helped Congress draw up the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and later helped draft the U.S. constitution.

Benjamin Franklin's historic experiment with a kite during a storm proved that lightning was a form of electricity. He died in Philadelphia on April 17, 1790.

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All would live long, but none would be old.

Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.

Onions can make even heirs and widows weep.

Strange that a man who has wit enough to write a satire should have folly enough to publish it.

Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices.

One good husband is worth two good wives; for the scarcer things are, the more they're valued.

Mankind are very odd creatures: one half censure what they practice, the other half practice what they censure.

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

He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.

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Politeness is one half good nature and the other half good lying.

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