Benjamin Franklin Quote 

"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late."

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Benjamin Franklin
(1706-1790) US Founding Father
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 -- E Archer, NYC 
The older I get the more I realize that wisdom does not come with age.
 -- RobertSRQ
 
My grandmother used to say about the same thing, "Too soon old, too late smart". I think she went out with Ol' Ben couple times. When was 15 I thought she was full of poo. Now that I am 48, I so clearly see she was correct. And she was hot too.
 -- Eric, Wichita
 
Part of the reason we don't wise up until later in life is that "State Run" schools don't teach much other than (patriotic)obedience to the "State". I think we all learned more after school than in it.
 -- J Carlton, Calgary
 
State run school is necessary to keep the left's hopes alive.
 -- warren, olathe
 
Acknowledging the correctness of Robert's statement, I think I somewhat resemble that remark
 -- Mike, Norwalk
 
Franklin erred once. He said that two things certain were death and taxes, ALL taxes wre abolished along with the money of account in 1968. We cannot pay taxes with dollar bills that the IRS (Imaginary Revenue Scum) said "are not dollars." Instead of abolishing death, our marxist misleaders strive to expedite our demise via abortion, alcohol, alloxan, aluminum, aspartame, caffeine, canola, carageenan, chlorine, fluoride, MSG, Malathion, milk, Nutrasweet, Sucralose, sugar, tobacco, vaccinations and endless wars that our former worst lady, Eleanor Roosevelt said "we don't intend to win," "My people perish for lack of knowledge." Hosea 4:6
 -- Dave, St. Louis MO
 
Where some discover Wisdom and Tolerance, others find only wrinkles and arthritis.
 -- Lee Novick, Philadelphia
 
 -- Anonymous 
Better late than never, I suppose. Too many willfully ignore life's lessons usually just because they can. That good, old government "safety net" creates a nation of fools.
 -- Ken, Allyn, WA
 
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