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In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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If we look back into history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find few that have not in their turns been persecutors, and complainers of persecution. The primitive Christians thought persecution extremely wrong in the Pagans, but practised it on one another.
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I wish to live without committing any fault at any time.
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If you wou'd have Guests merry with your cheer, Be so your self, or so at least appear.
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As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw or is likely to see but I apprehend it has received various corrupting Changes and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity.
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This [the U.S. Constitution] is likely to be administered for a course of years and then end in despotism... when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other.
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Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily cracked, and never well mended.
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Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.
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The way to secure peace is to be prepared for war. They that are on their guard, and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked, than the supine, secure, and negligent.
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An investment in education always pays the highest returns.
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No man ever was glorious, who was not laborious.
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Take heed of the Vinegar of sweet Wine, and the Anger of Good-nature.
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Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
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If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.
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Men differ daily about things which are subject to sense, is it likely then they should agree about things invisible.
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Pride gets into the Coach, and Shame mounts behind.
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Nature performs the cure, the physician takes the fee.
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The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and mistaken policy. An equal dispensation of protection, rights, privileges, and advantages, is what every part is entitled to, and ought to enjoy.
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It is better to let 100 criminals go free than to imprison 1 innocent man.
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In Truth I found myself incorrigible with respect to Order and now I am grown old, and my Memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it.
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Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.
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