Quote by Benjamin Franklin
They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adv

They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked than the supine, secure and negligent. – Benjamin Franklin

Other quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Among the numerous luxuries of the table…coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow of spirits which it occasions…is never followed by sadness, languor or debility. – Benjamin Franklin

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Coffee (or Tea)
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I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. – Benjamin Franklin

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great
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All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse. – Benjamin Franklin

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Discontent
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Other Quotes from
Caution
category

Be slow of tongue and quick of eye. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Caution

When a fox preaches, take care of your geese. – Proverb

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Caution

Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father. Matthew 18:10 – Bible

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Caution

Caution is the parent of safety. – Proverb

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Caution

Random Quotes

Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination. – Marcel Proust

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Imagination

A woman knows by intuition, or instinct, what is best for herself. – Marilyn Monroe

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best

Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism – no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families. – Evan Bayh

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Patriotism

Few take advice, or physic, without wry faces at it. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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Advice