- ParaphrasedAdded Nov 6, 2026“A penny saved is a penny earned.”Credited to Benjamin Franklin · The original: “A penny saved is two pence clear.”
- UnverifiedAdded Nov 6, 2026“Everything in moderation, even moderation.”Credited to Oscar Wilde, Socrates, Benjamin Franklin, Voltaire and Mark Twain
- ContestedAdded Nov 6, 2026“God helps those who help themselves.”Credited to The Bible and Benjamin Franklin
- MisattributedAdded Nov 6, 2026“I apologize for such a long letter—I didn’t have time to write a short one.”Credited to Mark Twain, T.S. Eliot, Kurt Vonnegut and Benjamin Franklin · Actually Blaise Pascal, 1657
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