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Benjamin Franklin on Wisdom

1706–1790 United States

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4 quotes

The first Degree of Folly, is to conceit one’s self wise; the second to profess it; the third to despise Counsel.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1744)

Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.

Poor Richard (1735)

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

Poor Richard's Almanack (1758)

The Doors of Wisdom are never shut.

Poor Richard's Almanack (1755)

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