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A perfect character might be attended with the inconvenience of being envied and hated and that a benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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