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Quotes from Poor Richard's Almanack — Benjamin Franklin

1706–1790 United States

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29 quotes

Silence is not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1758)

Well done is better than well said.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1733)

Who says Jack is not generous? he is always fond of giving: and cares not for receiving. –What? Why; Advice.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1740)

Vanity backbites more than Malice.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1745)

A penny saved is two pence clear.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1733)

Lost Time is never found again.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1749)

Many a long dispute among divines may be thus abridged: It is so. It is not. It is so. It is not.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1879)

The Doors of Wisdom are never shut.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1755)

A penny saved is a penny got.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1733)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Benjamin Franklin (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.