Creative Quotations from . . .
Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) born on Jan 17
US "statesman, diplomat, inventor, printer". "He published "Poor Richard's Almanac", 1732-57 ; invented bifocal glasses and the lightning rod."
 
   
F
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

R
"There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self."
A
Man is a tool-making animal.
N
"A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance."
K
Little strokes fell great oaks.


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
R: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
A: ""Life of Johnson," by J. Boswell, 7 Apr 1778."
N: ""Autobiography," ch. 6, 1868."
K: "In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991."



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