Who is wise? He that learns from every one. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content.
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Benjamin FranklinPoor Richard's Almanack (1755)
About Benjamin Franklin
American founding father, scientist, inventor and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack. (1706-1790)
More from Benjamin Franklin
- Well done is better than well said.Poor Richard's Almanack (1737)
- Lost time is never found again.Poor Richard's Almanack (1748)
- 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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- Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.Maya Angelou
- Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.Oscar Wilde
- We know what we are, but know not what we may be.William Shakespeare
- The more that you read, The more things you will know. The more that you learn, The more places you'll go.Dr. Seuss
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