"He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else." ~ #BenjaminFranklin
#benjaminfranklin
To bear other Peoples afflictions, every one has Courage enough, and to spare.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1740 ed.)
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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
NfL
DictatorDon is continuing to place his cronies in key strategic positions to facilitate his eventual destruction of all democratic institutions and fully enable his authoritarian aspirations.
Americans need to act before all this occurs.
Your Democracy lies in your hands
"A Republic, if you can keep it"
--Benjamin Franklin
#TrumpDictatorship #DictatorDon #Authoritarian #StopAuthoritarianism #Democracy #Republic #America #BenjaminFranklin
A Cure for Poetry,
Seven wealthy Towns contend for Homer, dead,
Thro’ which the living Homer beg’d his Bread.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)
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A man called Mr Franklin once wrote that he bitterly regretted not inoculating his son for smallpox.” He was a fine lad and only four years old. He died in the usual way.”
By the way, this was 1736 and the man’s first name was Benjamin.
Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden but it is forbidden because it’s hurtful.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)
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📚 **How to read like Benjamin Franklin**
🔗 https://blog.oup.com/2025/05/how-to-read-like-benjamin-franklin/.
Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou owest, all thou hast, nor all thou canst.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)
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Early worm catches the bird.
- Benjamin Franklin
Buffett Defer's to Franklin - Warren Buffett
Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.
-- Benjamin Franklin
A Man of Knowledge like a rich Soil, feeds
If not a world of Corn, a world of Weeds.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)
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Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.
-- Benjamin Franklin
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Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)
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@draftexcluder
Benjamin Franklin seemed to be thinking along similar lines when he set up a very clever proof that no electrical engineer ever has/will built/build a time machine.
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/567:_Urgent_Mission
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Let’s see some strategies to manage your time in a better way, so you can do more things and enjoy better your spare time.
Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AYt5D
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Useless quote for 29 Apr:
"A mob's a monster; heads enough, but no brains."
~ Benjamin Franklin, in "Poor Richard's Almanack" (1747)
He that falls in love with himself, will have no Rivals.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1739 ed.)
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Watch Joe Rogan rediscover our heritage of freedom and due process
https://youtube.com/shorts/T3TUOWB0KMU?si=GSbJ0AE5ANxKnM6S
#joerogan #trump #trafficking #lawandorder #benjaminfranklin #law
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