Franklin, Benjamin - Poor Richard (1740 ed.) | WIST Quotations

Tricks and Treachery are the Practice of Fools, that have not Wit enough to be honest.

Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1740 ed.)
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Borrowed without attribution from La Rochefoucauld (1665).

Added on 10-Jul-25 | Last updated 10-Jul-25
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