Sunday, March 3, 2013

The wisdom of Benjamin Franklin (part 6)


"He that speaks much, is much mistaken."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)





Silence isn't always golden, but a thoughtless blabbermouth is as sounding brass…

More from Franklin....





Chief Joseph bluntly said it another way:
"It does not require many words to speak the truth."


 ...another bit from old Ben
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  1. UnknownMarch 3, 2013 at 4:55 PM

    In a Franklin manner, Edmund Burke said that, "Manners are of more importance than laws".

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