Benjamin Franklin - The things which hurt, instruct.

The things which hurt, instruct.

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Franklin, Benjamin. Poor Richard, 1744. An Almanack. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by B. Franklin, 1743.

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Those things that hurt, instruct.

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Experience is the extract of suffering.

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Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.

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Man is a pupil, pain is his teacher.

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By suffering comes wisdom.

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One often learns more from ten days of agony than ten years of contentment.

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Wisdom comes alone through suffering.

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It takes a little blood to let the learning in.

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The reward of pain is experience.

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It is through suffering that learning comes.

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Pain comes from the darkness. And we call it wisdom. It is pain.

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Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life.

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No man grows wise but he have his share of winters.

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If suffering brought wisdom, the dentist's office would be full of luminous ideas.

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There is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.

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The man who has not suffered - what does he know anyway?

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Every pain is a lesson.

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Wisdom cometh by suffering.

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The burned hand teaches best.

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Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.

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Life's hard. It's supposed to be. If we didn't suffer, we'd never learn anything.

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We learn from the things we suffer.

About the Author

Benjamin Franklin

Born: January 17, 1706
Died: April 17, 1790
Nationality: American
Profession: Politician

Biography

Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A polymath, he was a leading writer, printer, political philosopher, politician, Freemason, postmaster, scientist, inventor, humorist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions. He founded many civic organizations, including the Library Company, Philadelphia's first fire department, and the University of Pennsylvania.

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