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Flesh eating is unprovoked murder.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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The First American
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Poor Richard
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The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see.
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No nation has ever been ruined by trade.
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To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
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As charms are nonsense, nonsense is a charm.
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I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men.
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If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.
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Let thy vices die before thee.
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The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.
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The US Constitution only guarantees your rights as a citizen, it doesn't guarantee happiness. It may take work, but if you have your rights, happiness is very possible.
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There will be plenty of time to sleep once you are dead
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Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.
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Since I cannot govern my own tongue, though within my own teeth, how can I hope to govern the tongue of others?
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