WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78367/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>Lend Money to an Enemy, and thou’lt gain him, to a Friend and thou’lt lose him.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78367/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=borrowing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>borrowing</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=enemy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enemy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=friend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>friend</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=lending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lending</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=loan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loan</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a></p>
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WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78255/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>A Flatterer never seems absurd:<br>The Flatter’d always take his Word.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78255/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=absurdity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>absurdity</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=ego" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ego</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=flatterer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flatterer</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=flattery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flattery</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=pride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pride</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=selfdelusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfdelusion</span></a></p>
Wisdom in Space<p>Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.<br> -- Benjamin Franklin</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminFranklin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Secrets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Secrets</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunrise</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LakeSantaFe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeSantaFe</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78112/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>Fear to do ill, and you need fear nought else.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78112/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=action" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>action</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=apprehension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apprehension</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=behavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>behavior</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=concern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>concern</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=consideration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consideration</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=morality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>morality</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=touchstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>touchstone</span></a></p>
Wisdom in Space<p>There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.<br> -- Benjamin Franklin</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminFranklin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dishonesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dishonesty</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sunrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sunrise</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/LakeSantaFe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeSantaFe</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77950/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>Thou hadst better eat salt with the Philosophers of Greece, than sugar with the Courtiers of Italy.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77950/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=badcompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>badcompany</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=choices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>choices</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=cleverness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleverness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=companions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>companions</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=company" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>company</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=courtier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>courtier</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=goodcompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>goodcompany</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=philosopher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>philosopher</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wisdom</span></a></p>
Wisdom in Space<p>To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.<br> -- Benjamin Franklin</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminFranklin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Eating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eating</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Longevity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Longevity</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sand</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Tracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tracks</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77749/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>Those who in quarrels interpose,<br>Must often wipe a bloody nose.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77749/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=between" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>between</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=danger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>danger</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=fight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fight</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=interposition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interposition</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=interruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interruption</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=middle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>middle</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quarrel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quarrel</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=target" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>target</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77582/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>Tricks and Treachery are the Practice of Fools, that have not Wit enough to be honest.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77582/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=betrayal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>betrayal</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=cheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cheating</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=cleverness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleverness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=cunning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cunning</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=deception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deception</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dishonesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dishonesty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=guile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>guile</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=intrigue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>intrigue</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=lying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lying</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=treachery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treachery</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=trickery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trickery</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=tricks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tricks</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wit</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p>“A lady asked Dr. Franklin Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy – A republic replied the Doctor if you can keep it.”</p><p>For as long as these links works — because <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoKings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoKings</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/constitutionalconvention-september17.htm" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nps.gov/articles/000/constitut</span><span class="invisible">ionalconvention-september17.htm</span></a> <br> <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts/2022/01/a-republic-if-you-can-keep-it-elizabeth-willing-powel-benjamin-franklin-and-the-james-mchenry-journal/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts/2022</span><span class="invisible">/01/a-republic-if-you-can-keep-it-elizabeth-willing-powel-benjamin-franklin-and-the-james-mchenry-journal/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/independence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>independence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FourthOfJuly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FourthOfJuly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminFranklin</span></a></p>
דניאלה סולזמן 🎗️✡️🕎🟦🎥<p>New from Solzy at the Movies: Benjamin Franklin’s Warning: “A Republic, If You Can Keep It”</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminFranklin</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/KenBurns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KenBurns</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a></p><p><a href="https://solzyatthemovies.com/2025/07/04/benjamin-franklin-ken-burns/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">solzyatthemovies.com/2025/07/0</span><span class="invisible">4/benjamin-franklin-ken-burns/</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/62204/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>The Poor have little, Beggars none,<br>The Rich too much, <i>enough</i> not one.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1733)</p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/photos/wist/image/1032599902686699531c71d849515825" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/62204/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/62…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=avarice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>avarice</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poor</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=sufficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sufficiency</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=wealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wealth</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=more" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>more</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77178/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>An open Foe may prove a curse;<br>But a pretended friend is worse.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.) (borrowed)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77178/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/77…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=franklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>franklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=deception" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deception</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=enemy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>enemy</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=falseness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>falseness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=foe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foe</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=friend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>friend</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=opponent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opponent</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=pretending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pretending</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=pretense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pretense</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=traitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>traitor</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=treachery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treachery</span></a></p>
Veada<p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BenjaminFranklin</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/22937/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>Observe all men, thy self most.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/22937/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/22…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poorrichardsalmanac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorrichardsalmanac</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=awareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>awareness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=selfawareness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfawareness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=observation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>observation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=watching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watching</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>How the potato became popular thanks to Marie-Antoinette, an ex-prisoner of war and French fries <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2128796/how-the-potato-became-popular-thanks-to-marie-antoinette-an-ex-prisoner-of-war-and-french-fries/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2128796/h</span><span class="invisible">ow-the-potato-became-popular-thanks-to-marie-antoinette-an-ex-prisoner-of-war-and-french-fries/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminFranklin</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Bolivia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bolivia</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/francais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>francais</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>france</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>French</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/FrenchDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrenchDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/incas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incas</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ireland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ireland</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MarcFennell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcFennell</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MarieAntoinette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarieAntoinette</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/NoOneSawItComing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoOneSawItComing</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/peru" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peru</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Potato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Potato</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>potatoes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Queen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queen</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/shakespeare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shakespeare</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spain</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ThomasJefferson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThomasJefferson</span></a></p>
chris actual<p>The answer to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a>'s 'A Republic if you can keep it'' quote is the vacant stare, toothy grin, and sense of righteousness of the modern <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/american" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>american</span></a> moron.</p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76844/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b> </a></p><blockquote>Happy that nation, fortunate that age, whose history is not diverting.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76844/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=PoorRichardsAlamanack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoorRichardsAlamanack</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=perspective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perspective</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=age" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>age</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=boredom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boredom</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=calm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calm</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=disinterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinterest</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=era" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>era</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=events" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>events</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=nation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=troubles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>troubles</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=interestingtimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interestingtimes</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76842/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Ben Franklin</b></a></p><blockquote>To bear other Peoples afflictions, every one has Courage enough, and to spare.</blockquote><p><b>Benjamin Franklin</b> (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist<br><i>Poor Richard</i> (1740 ed.)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76842/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/franklin-benjamin/76…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=benjaminfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>benjaminfranklin</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=PoorRichardsAlamanack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoorRichardsAlamanack</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=affliction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>affliction</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=compassion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>compassion</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=others" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>others</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=pain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pain</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=perspective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perspective</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=problem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>problem</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=subjectivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subjectivity</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=trouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trouble</span></a></p>
Daily Stoic 🗿<p>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.</p><p> — Benjamin Franklin</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Stoic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stoic</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Stoicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stoicism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BenjaminFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BenjaminFranklin</span></a></p>
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