#benjamin

Chess teaches foresight, by having to plan ahead; vigilance, by having to keep watch over the whole chess board; caution, by having to restrain ourselves from making hasty moves; and finally, we learn from chess the greatest maxim in life - that even when everything seems to be going badly for us we should not lose heart, but always hoping for a change for the better, steadfastly continue searching for the solutions to our problems. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

#chess #life #change

The best give you can give today is the gift of LOVE! ↗

— Colishia S. Benjamin

#gift #give #life #love #poetry

Hang together, or hang separately. Benjamin Franklin is a genius. ↗

— Renay Williams

#hang #humor #inspirational #inspirational

Lord, you're the only one I can truly confide in without you judging me, or throwing dirt back in my face months later. ↗

— Colishia S. Benjamin

#inspirational-quotes #poetryoflifebook #quotes #inspirational

The rainy days in life are what make us treasure the sunny days. ↗

— Suzannah Daniels

#daniels #ghostly-encounter #inspirational #life #rainy-days

I did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds. ↗

— Gisele Bundchen

#ate #before #benjamin #born #days

Prime Minister Benjamin Netyanahu made it real clear. They're willing to be generous on some other concessions but not on the border issue. And I don't blame him. ↗

— Herman Cain

#blame #border #clear #concessions #generous

To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates. ↗

— Mark McCormack

#benjamin #benjamin franklin #bill #bill gates #edison

Benjamin Franklin said there were only two things certain in life: death and taxes. But I'd like to add a third certainty: trash. And while some in this room might want to discuss reducing taxes, I want to talk about reducing trash. ↗

— Ruth Ann Minner

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Has President Bush exceeded his constitutional authority or acted illegally in authorizing wiretaps without a warrant? Benjamin Franklin would not have thought so. ↗

— Pete du Pont

#authority #authorizing #benjamin #benjamin franklin #bush