Quotes from Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack

Benjamin Franklin ·  64 pages

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“I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe in that He ought to be whipped from pilar to post and back again for His shameful actions toward Humanity.”
― Benjamin Franklin, quote from Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack


“Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.”
― Benjamin Franklin, quote from Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack


“Doing an Injury puts you below your Enemy; Revenging one makes you but even with him; Forgiving it sets you above him.”
― Benjamin Franklin, quote from Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack


“At 20 years of age the Will reigns; at 30 the Wit; at 40 the Judgment.”
― Benjamin Franklin, quote from Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack


“Anger is never without a Reason, but seldom with a good One.”
― Benjamin Franklin, quote from Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack



“Discontented Minds, and Fevers of the Body are not to be cured by changing Beds or Businesses.”
― Benjamin Franklin, quote from Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack


About the author

Benjamin Franklin
Born place: in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States
Born date January 17, 1706
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