Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place,... - Benjamin Franklin

"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 Wisdom

Founding Father, Polymath American 1706–1790

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"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."

"Well done is better than well said."

"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."

"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

"The best things in life are free."

"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

"A woman's intuition is rarely wrong."