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1 " Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five. "
― Benjamin Franklin
2 " He that can have patience can have what he will. "
3 " A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned "
4 " Well done is better than well said. "
5 " Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. "
6 " Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances. "
7 " If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing. "
― Benjamin Franklin , Poor Richard's Almanack
8 " In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria. "
9 " I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong. "
10 " Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. "
11 " Hide not your talents, they for use were made,What's a sundial in the shade? "
12 " Lost Time is never found again. "
13 " If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles. "
14 " The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason. "
15 " Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it. "
16 " Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore. "
― Benjamin Franklin , The Way to Wealth
17 " Ohne Gedankenfreiheit gibt es keine Weisheit. Und ohne Redefreiheit keine öffentliche Freiheit. "
18 " The U.S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. Your have to catch up with it yourself. "
19 " Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal. "
20 " That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God - when they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of pleasure-instead of an aid, become an encumbrance and answer none of the intentions for which they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way. "