Little strokes fell great oaks. by Benjamin Franklin | We Heart Quotes

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Little strokes fell great oaks.

- Benjamin Franklin

Other quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

- Benjamin Franklin

I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.

- Benjamin Franklin

Man

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.

- Benjamin Franklin

Wisdom

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

- Benjamin Franklin

Day

He that rises late must trot all day.

- Benjamin Franklin

Bargain

Necessity never made a good bargain.

- Benjamin Franklin

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