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Quote by Benjamin Franklin
I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of

I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody. – Benjamin Franklin

Other quotes by Benjamin Franklin

It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture. – Benjamin Franklin

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I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up. – Benjamin Franklin

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Language is the apparel in which your thoughts parade before the public. Never clothe them in vulgar or shoddy attire. – George W. Crane

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Busy souls have no time to be busy-bodies. – Author unknown, quoted by Jacob M. Braude

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[T]hey liked their gossip strong and highly flavored, like their tea. – Louisa May Alcott, “Governess,” Work: A Story of Experience, 1873

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What is told in the ear of a man is often heard 100 miles away. – Chinese Proverb

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Science is his forte, and omniscience his foible. – Sydney Smith

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No coffee can be good in the mouth that does not first send a sweet offering of odor to the nostrils. – Henry Ward Beecher

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Its not that, you know, when a relationship doesnt work and there are issues, you have to somehow work it out if there are children involved. – Priscilla Presley

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My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with. – Oprah Winfrey

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