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Quote #377 | Benjamin Franklin

Anger Is Never Without a Reason, But Seldom With a Good One Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one. Benjamin Franklin’s words might be centuries old, but they speak to something we still wrestle with every day — the way anger takes over, loud and uninvited, then leaves us sitting Read more…

Benjamin Franklin on how if a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him

Quote #273 | Benjamin Franklin | If a man empties his purse (…)

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin Humans are bizarre creatures in that they may spend thousands of dollars on shopping, leisure and other avoidable activities, but they start having second thoughts when it Read more…

Benjamin Franklin on how being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Quote #150 | Benjamin Franklin | Being ignorant is not so much (…)

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn. Benjamin Franklin Most unknowing men are ignorant by nature, not by choice. They are naturally unaware of their actions or words. They genuinely feel that they are doing or saying the right things, blissfully ignorant of their intellectual shortcomings. However, this is Read more…