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Benjamin Franklin

He who waits upon fortune is never sure of dinner.

Topic: Action
Location: Mount Rainier National Park
Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin

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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what they are going to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

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An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.

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You will find the key to success under the alarm clock. — Benjamin Franklin

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Let thy child's first lesson be obedience, and the second may be what thou wilt.

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Good sense is a thing all need, few have, and none think they want. — Benjamin Franklin

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. — Benjamin Franklin

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If you would be loved, love and be loveable. — Benjamin Franklin

Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones. — Benjamin Franklin

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield. — Benjamin Franklin

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Always go far, because that’s where you’ll find the truth. — Albert Camus

The pinnacle of leadership is listening. — Jeffrey Benjamin

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Today’s today. Tomorrow, we may be ourselves gone down the drain of Eternity. — Euripides

In truth we know nothing, for truth lies in the depth. — Democritus

You will find the key to success under the alarm clock. — Benjamin Franklin

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He who knows does not speak. He who speaks does not know. — Lao-tzu

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Practice what you preach or change your speech. — Hippocrates

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Every way makes my gain. — William Shakespeare

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He is well paid that is well satisfied. — William Shakespeare

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The sieve never sifts flour by itself. — African Proverb

Act without expectation. — Lao-tzu

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Conduct is three-fourths of our life and its largest concern. — Matthew Arnold

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You are what you do, not what you say you'll do. — Carl Jung

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I never worry about action, but only inaction. — Winston Churchill

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear but the triumph over it. — Nelson Mandela

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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then starting the first one. — Mark Twain

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To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. — Bruce Lee

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Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct. — Franklin Roosevelt

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Who you decide to be today will determine your tomorrow. — Jeffrey Benjamin

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The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. — Confucius

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It is necessary to try to surpass oneself always; this occupation ought to last as long as life. — Queen Christina

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Man is only truly great when he acts from the passions. — Benjamin Disraeli

I had rather... make history than write it. — Susan B. Anthony

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Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.

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Instead of speaking saintly words we must act them.

It's not what you look at but what you see, say, believe, and do that matters. — Jeffrey Benjamin

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

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A successful warrior is the average man, with laser focus. — Bruce Lee

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It is not the big farmers who reap all the harvest. — Irish Proverb

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Make haste; the better foot before. — William Shakespeare

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. — John Locke

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He that will have the kernel, must crack the shell. — Dutch Proverb

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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood. — General George Patton

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