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He who multiplies riches multiplies cares.

He who multiplies riches multiplies cares.

Benjamin Franklin
Caring, Care, Riches
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.23, Nayika Publishing

The only things of certainty are Death and Taxes.

Benjamin Franklin
Certainty, Taxes

Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

Benjamin Franklin
Long, Needs, Debt
James C. Humes, Benjamin Franklin (1995). “The wit and wisdom of Benjamin Franklin: a treasury of more than 900 quotations and anecdotes”, Harpercollins

Hast thou virtue? acquire also the graces and beauties of virtue.

Benjamin Franklin
Grace, Virtue, Acquire
Benjamin Franklin “Poor Richard Day by Day”, Lulu.com

Nor is it of much Importance to us to know the Manner in which Nature executes her laws; 'tis enough to know the Laws themselves.

Benjamin Franklin
Fun, Humor, Law
Benjamin Franklin, Peter COLLINSON (1760). “New Experiments and Observations on Electricity. Made at Philadelphia in America. By Benjamin Franklin Esq., and communicated in several letters to Peter Collinson, Esq. Part 1. The third edition”, p.59

The nearest I can make it out, "Love your Enemies" means, "Hate your Friends"

Benjamin Franklin
Hate, Love You, Mean

You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expressions, nor show too much of the pleasure you feel; but endeavour to console your adversary, and make him less dissatisfied with himself by every kind and civil expression that may be used with truth; such as, you understand the game better than I, but you are a little inattentive, or, you play too fast; or, you had the best of the game, but something happened to divert your thoughts, and that turned it in my favour.

Benjamin Franklin
Expression, Games, Play
George Walker, Benjamin Franklin, William Stopford Kenny (1841). “The chess player: by George Walker; to which are added the three games played at one and the same time by Philidor; sixty openings, mates and situations, by W. S. Kenny, with remarks, anecdotes, &c. &c., and an explanation of the round chess board”, p.10

An Episcopalian divine once told the Pope that the only difference between their denominations was that "the Church of Rome is infallible and the Church of England is never in the wrong."

Benjamin Franklin
Rome, Differences, Church

A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the King for permission to make a law for preventing the importation of more [slaves] into that colony. This request, however, will probably not be granted, as their former laws of that kind have always been repealed.

Benjamin Franklin
Kings, Virginia, Law

A traveller should have a hog's nose, a deer's legs, and an ass's back.

Benjamin Franklin
Travel, Should Have, Noses
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.11, Nayika Publishing

What vast additions to the conveniences and comforts of living might mankind have acquired, if the money spent in wars had been employed in works of public utility; what an extension of agriculture even to the tops of our mountains; what rivers rendered navigable, or joined by canals; what bridges, aqueducts, new roads, and other public works, edifices, and improvements might not have been obtained by spending those millions in doing good, which in the last war have been spent in doing mischief.

Benjamin Franklin
War, Bridges, Rivers
Benjamin Franklin (2006). “The Portable Benjamin Franklin”, p.332, Penguin

Give me yesterday's bread, this day's flesh, and last year's cider

Benjamin Franklin
Years, Yesterday, Giving
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.20, Nayika Publishing

A man is not completely born until he is dead. Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society?

Benjamin Franklin
Death, Children, Men
Benjamin Franklin, Henry Stueber, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress) (1794). “Works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: consisting of his life, written by himself : together with essays, humourous, moral & literary, chiefly in the manner of the Spectator : in two volumes”

The things of this world take up too much of my time, of which indeed I have too little left, to undertake anything like a reformation in religion.

Benjamin Franklin
Religion, Atheism, World
Benjamin Franklin, John Bigelow (2011). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin, Written by Himself”, p.398, Cambridge University Press

He that doth what he should not, shall feel what he would not.

Benjamin Franklin
Should, Feels, Poor Richard
Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.97, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

I scarce ever heard or saw the introductory words, "Without vanity I may say," etc., but some vain thing immediately followed.

Benjamin Franklin
Vanity, May, Speech
Benjamin Franklin (2006). “The Portable Benjamin Franklin”, p.11, Penguin

O Lazy bones! Dost thou think God would have given thee arms and legs, if he had not design'd thou should'st use them?

Benjamin Franklin
Thinking, Design, Lazy
Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.27, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on.

Benjamin Franklin
Silly, Eagles, Turkeys
Franklin's Letter to His Daughter (excerpt), www.greatseal.com.

And we daily in our experiments electrise bodies plus or minus, as we think proper. [These terms we may use till your Philosophers give us better.] To electrise plus or minus, no more needs to be known than this, that the parts of the Tube or Sphere, that are rubb'd, do, in the Instant of Friction, attract the Electrical Fire, and therefore take it from the Thin rubbing; the same parts immediately, as the Friction upon them ceases, are disposed to give the fire they have received, to any Body that has less.

Benjamin Franklin
Science, Thinking, Fire

Those renowned generals [Alexander and Caesar] received more faithful service, and performed greater actions by means of the love their soldiers bore them, than they could possibly have done, if instead of being beloved and respected they had been hated and feared by those they commanded.

Benjamin Franklin
Leadership, Mean, Soldier
Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818”

At a great pennyworth pause a while.

Benjamin Franklin
Prudence, Pauses
Benjamin Franklin (1824). “The Works of Benjamin Franklin Consisting of Essays, Humorous, Moral and Literary, with His Life, Written by Himself”, p.247

...till we are uneasy in Rest, we can have no Desire to move, and without Desire of moving there can be no voluntary Motion.

Benjamin Franklin
Moving, Desire, Uneasy
Benjamin Franklin (2006). “The Portable Benjamin Franklin”, p.359, Penguin

To expect people to be good, to be just, to be temperate, etc., without showing them how they should become so, seems like the ineffectual charity mentioned by the apostle, which consisted in saying to the hungry, the cold and the naked, be ye fed, be ye warmed, be ye clothed, without showing them how they should get food, fire or clothing.

Benjamin Franklin
Fire, People, Naked
Benjamin Franklin “Poor Richard Day by Day”, Lulu.com

She that paints her Face, thinks of her Tail.

Benjamin Franklin
Thinking, Tails, Faces
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.35, Nayika Publishing

The punishment of murder by death is contrary to reason, and to the order and happiness of society, and contrary to divine revelation.

Benjamin Franklin
Order, Punishment, Divine Revelation

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