本杰明·富兰克林名言录（双语）

本杰明·富兰克林(1706—1790年)是18世纪美国的实业家、社会活动家、思想家和外交家，是美国历史上第一位享有国际声誉的科学家和发明家，是一位优秀的政治家，美国独立战争的老战士。他参加起草了《独立宣言》和美国宪法，积极主张废除奴隶制度，深受美国人民的崇敬。在世界上也享有较高的声誉。本文翻译了他的一些语录，和大家一起学习。
#whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
# the absent are never without fault. nor the present without excuse.
# a benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
# blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
# certainty? in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
# wise men don't need advice. fools won't take it.
# clearly spoken, mr. fogg; you explain english by greek.
# who had deceived thee so often as thyself?
# content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
# god heals and the doctor takes the fee.
# guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.
# he that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
# if a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
# if you would know the value of money try to borrow some.
# keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.
# were it offered to my choice, i should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults in the first.
# here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason.
# he that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
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无论何事，因愤怒而起，必以羞愧而终。
缺席者必是不对,出席者必有理由。
慈爱的人应给自己保留一些缺点，以免朋友自惭形秽。
知足者常乐，因为他永远不会失望。
这个世界上没有什么事情是确信无疑的，除了死亡和纳税。
英明的人不需要建议，愚蠢的人不采纳建议。
讲得很清楚，福格先生；你在用希腊语解释英语呢。
谁会像你自己那样经常欺骗你？
知足使贫穷的人富有；而贪婪使富足的人贫穷。
上帝治病，医生收费。
鱼放三天臭，客住三天嫌。
爱上自己的人没有竞争对手。

如果一个人倾其所有以求学问，那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。
如果你想知道金钱的价值，不妨把它借出去。
婚前张开眼,婚后半闭目。
如果再给我一次机会，我会毫不犹豫地重新度过我的此生，一切从头开始。只要求像作家那样，在修订版本的时候可以改正初版的某些错误。
演说家来了,带来了滔滔不绝的语言和点点滴滴的道理。
相信金钱万能的人，往往会一切为了金钱。
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