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Hereafter, if you should observe an occasion to give your officers and friends a little more praise than is their due, and confess more fault than you can justly be charged with, you will only become the sooner for it,

Hereafter, if you should observe an occasion to give your officers and friends a little more praise than is their due, and confess more fault than you can justly be charged with, you will only become the sooner for it, a great captain.

Benjamin Franklin
Giving, Littles, Captains
Benjamin Franklin (1888). “The Complete Works of Benjamin Franklin: Including His Private as Well as His Official and Scientific Correspondence, and Numerous Letters and Documents Now for the First Time Printed, with Many Others Not Included in Any Former Collection, Also, the Unmutilated and Correct Version of His Autobiography”

I looked around for God's judgments, but saw no signs of them.

Benjamin Franklin
Religious, Father, Saws
Benjamin Franklin (2006). “The Portable Benjamin Franklin”, p.370, Penguin

Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself.

Benjamin Franklin
Goodness, Expenses, Moral Perfection
Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks (1848). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a Continuation”, p.106

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

Benjamin Franklin
Men, Honor, Titles

Grief for a dead Wife, and a troublesome Guest, Continues to the threshold, and there is at rest; But I mean such wives as are none of the best

Benjamin Franklin
Grief, Mean, Wife
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.20, Nayika Publishing

But in this world nothing is sure but death and taxes. [Fr., Mais dons ce monde, il n'y a rien d'assure que le mort et les impots.]

Benjamin Franklin
World, This World, Taxes

The wise and the brave dares own that he was wrong.

Benjamin Franklin
Wise, Brave, Virtue

Anger warms the invention, but overheats the oven.

Benjamin Franklin
Anger, Invention, Ovens
Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.2, Courier Corporation

If all but myself were blind, I should want neither a fine house nor fine furniture.

Benjamin Franklin
House, Want, Furniture
Benjamin Franklin (1848). “The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of essays, humorous, moral, and literary: with his life, written by himself”, p.227, S. Andrus

Better is little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure, and trouble therewith.

Benjamin Franklin
Treasure, Littles, Trouble

Duty is not beneficial because it is commanded, but is commanded because it is beneficial.

Benjamin Franklin
Duty, Beneficial
Benjamin Franklin (1998). “Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom”, p.29, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

Those who are fear'd, are hated.

Benjamin Franklin
Hated
Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.120, Barnes & Noble Publishing

Nothing's so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial selling it has been approved by the company that makes it.

Benjamin Franklin
Confidence, Knowing, Selling

It was said of him that he did not say much, but that when he did everyone stopped to listen.

Benjamin Franklin
Role Models, Said

There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.

Benjamin Franklin
Witty, Men, Brain
Benjamin Franklin (1998). “Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom”, p.17, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.