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  • If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.

    Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.105, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
  • You have on hand those things that you need if you have but the wit and wisdom to use them.

  • Half-wits talk much, but say little.

    Benjamin Franklin (2006). “Wisdom and Wit from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.22, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
  • At twenty years of age the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.

    'Poor Richard's Almanac' (1741) June
  • Some books we read, tho' few there are that hit the happy point where wisdom joins with wit.

    Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.131, Barnes & Noble Publishing
  • An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught.

    Benjamin Franklin “Poor Richard Day by Day”, Lulu.com
  • The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our friends; never to pretend to wit, but to make that of others appear as much as possibly we can; to hearken to what is said and to answer to the purpose.

    Benjamin Franklin “Poor Richard Day by Day”, Lulu.com
  • Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

    Men  
    Benjamin Franklin (1905). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself. Now First Edited from Original Manuscripts and from His Printed Correspondence and Other Writings”
  • Many would live by their Wits, but break for want of Stock.

    Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.58, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
  • The man that walks wit crowd, will get no farther than the crowd. The man that walks alone, will reach places unknown.

    Men  
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Benjamin Franklin

  • Born: January 17, 1706
  • Died: April 17, 1790
  • Occupation: Founding Father of the United States