“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.”
Benjamin Franklin
This quote is commonly attributed to Benjamin Franklin, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“Experience keeps a dear school, yet fools will learn in no other.”
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— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
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“Beauty is the quality which makes to endure.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Ill customs and bad advice are seldom forgotten.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.”
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