Benjamin Franklin

A countryman between

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
- Benjamin Franklin

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Content makes poor

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
- Benjamin Franklin

Famous Quotes Topics: content, men, poor, rich


Be always at

Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.
- Benjamin Franklin

Famous Quotes Topics: better, man, neighbors, new year, peace, war


Remember not only

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
- Benjamin Franklin

Famous Quotes Topics: difficult, place, things, wrong