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God helps those who help themselves.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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Hot things, sharp things, sweet things, cold things All rot the teeth, and make them look like old things.
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When men are employed they are best contented.
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A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
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Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
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I know as well as thee that I am no poet born It is a trade, I never learnt nor indeed could learn If I make verses-'tis in spite Of nature and my stars I write.
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He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.
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Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? I move that prayer imploring the assistance of Heaven be held every morning before we proceed to business.
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It is very imprudent to deprive America of any of her privileges. If her commerce and friendship are of any importance to you, they are to be had on no other terms than leaving her in the full enjoyment of her rights.
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Lawyers, Preachers, and Tomtits Eggs, there are more of them hatch'd than come to perfection.
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The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.
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If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.
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La pereza anda tan despacio que la pobreza no tarda en alcanzarla.
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Conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it.
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