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Quote of Benjamin Franklin - At twenty years of age the...


Biography - Benjamin Franklin:

Born: 1706 - Died: 1790
Period:
18th century
Place of birth: United States
United States

At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.



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Quotes for: will


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Quotes about will:


Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will.





A great part of progress consists in the desire to make progress.





Our bodies are our gardens, to which our wills are gardeners.





As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.





We have more strength than will; and it is often merely for an excuse we say things are impossible.





Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.











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Benjamin Franklin also said...


There was never a good war, or a bad peace.





They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.





Love your Enemies, for they tell you your faults.





The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.





Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.





The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.












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