Benjamin Franklin on education
“The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.”
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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin He who can have patience can have what he will.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Security without liberty is called prison.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Security without liberty is called prison.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Well done is better than well said.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin To find out a girl’s faults, praise her to her girlfriends.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin No one cares what you know until they know that you care!
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin He that speaks much, is much mistaken.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Fish and visitors smell in three days.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
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Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett Giving up your dreams is easy, but ask yourself is it really easy to live without dreams?
Sania AbbasSania Abbas It’s funny how we say a person ‘made’ us when they actually broke us. Sort of like how I say ‘funny’ – but I actually mean sad.
Ranata SuzukiRanata Suzuki You can’t keep living backwards – Reminiscing on what was, And terrified to pursue What could be.
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Meghan MarkleMeghan Markle Our Lord has many weak children in his family, many dull pupils in his school, many raw soldiers in his army, many lame sheep in his flock. Yet he bears with them all, and casts none away. Happy is that Christian who has learned to do likewise with his brethren.
J. C. RyleJ. C. Ryle Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter What I want to do first with education is my student loan idea. Basically, if you go into teaching and teach for five years, your student loans should be forgiven. It doesn’t cost that much.
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