Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
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Benjamin FranklinPoor Richard's Almanack (1735)
About Benjamin Franklin
American founding father, scientist, inventor and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack. (1706-1790)
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- Well done is better than well said.Poor Richard's Almanack (1737)
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- Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.Poor Richard's Almanack (1746; repeated 1757)
- Diligence is the mother of good luck.Poor Richard's Almanack (1736)
- Little strokes fell great oaks.Poor Richard's Almanack (1750)
- Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?Poor Richard's Almanack (1750)
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