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    Benjamin Franklin
    “Well done is better than well said.”
    ― Benjamin Franklin
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    Benjamin Franklin
    “Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.”
    ― Ben Franklin
    tags: inspirational, proverb
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    Benjamin Franklin
    “It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.”
    ― Benjamin Franklin
    tags: dissent, duty, independent-thought
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    Benjamin Franklin
    “Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away”
    ― Benjamin Franklin
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    Benjamin Franklin
    “Lost time is never found again.”
    ― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack
    tags: time, wisdom
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    Benjamin Franklin
    “When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”
    ― Benjamin Franklin
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  • #7
    Benjamin Franklin
    “A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.”
    ― Benjamin Franklin
    tags: ignorance
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  • #8
    Benjamin Franklin
    “Never leave till tomorrow that which you can do today.”
    ― Benjamin Franklin
    tags: misattributed, procrastination
    161 likes

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  • #9
    Benjamin Franklin
    “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.”
    ― Benjamin Franklin
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  • #10
    Benjamin Franklin
    “To cease to think creatively is to cease to live”
    ― Benjamin Franklin
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  • #11
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
    ― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches
    tags: darkness, drive-out, hate, inspirational, light, love, peace
    78317 likes

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    William Shakespeare
    “The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
    ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
    tags: wisdom
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  • #13
    Dr. Seuss
    “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
    ― Dr. Seuss
    tags: fantasy
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    Charles J. Sykes
    “Be nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.”
    ― Charles J. Sykes, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add
    tags: humor, misattributed-to-bill-gates, nerd, nerds, work
    15555 likes

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    Albert Einstein
    “If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, simplicity, understand
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    Terry Pratchett
    “The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
    ― Terry Pratchett, Diggers
    tags: humor, open-mind, thinking
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    Shel Silverstein
    “Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”
    ― Shel Silverstein
    tags: anything-can-be, hope, impossible, inspirational, musn-t, possibilities, shouldn-t, won-t
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    Nicolas Chamfort
    “A day without laughter is a day wasted.”
    ― Nicolas Chamfort
    tags: philosophy
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    Alexandre Dumas fils
    “The difference between genius and stupidity is: genius has its limits.”
    ― Alexandre Dumas-fils
    tags: misattributed-to-einstein
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    Woody Allen
    “I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.”
    ― Woody Allen
    tags: death, fear, humor, life
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    Dr. Seuss
    “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.”
    ― Dr. Seuss
    tags: attributed-no-source
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    Albert Einstein
    “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, mistakes
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    Dr. Seuss
    “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”
    ― Dr. Seuss, Happy Birthday to You!
    tags: comedy, life, yourself
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    William Shakespeare
    “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.”
    ― William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
    tags: greatness
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    Markus Herz
    “Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”
    ― Markus Herz
    tags: books, health, humor, misattributed-mark-twain, misprints
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    Herbert Bayard Swope
    “I can't give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.”
    ― Herbert Bayard Swope
    tags: failure, inspirational, misattributed-bill-cosby, success
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    Winston S. Churchill
    “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
    ― Winston S. Churchill
    tags: bravery, courage, failure, inspirational, success
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    C.E.M. Joad
    “Creativity is knowing how to hide your sources”
    ― C.E.M. Joad
    tags: creativity, humor, misattributed-to-einstein, paraphrased
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    Oscar Levant
    “There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.”
    ― Oscar Levant
    tags: genius, humor, insanity
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  • #30
    Mother Teresa
    “Peace begins with a smile..”
    ― Mother Teresa
    tags: inspirational, peace, smile, smiling
    10849 likes



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