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The sun of liberty is set you must light up the candle of industry and economy.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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Men are subject to various inconveniences merely through lack of a small share of courage, which is a quality very necessary in the common occurrences of life, as well as in a battle. How many impertinences do we daily suffer with great uneasiness, because we have not courage enough to discover our dislike.
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Christians are directed to have faith in Christ, as the effectual means of obtaining the change they desire.
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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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The poor have little beggars, none the rich, too much enough, not one.
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He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.
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Beauty and folly are old companions.
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A little neglect may breed great mischief.
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I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her faults, and whether she has the virtues I imagine she has? Answer. Commend her among her female acquaintances.
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Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure nothing more bondage than too much liberty.
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He'll cheat without scruple, who can without fear.
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To get the bad customs of a country changed and new ones, though better, introduced, it is necessary first to remove the prejudices of the people, enlighten their ignorance, and convince them that their interests will be promoted by the proposed changes and this is not the work of a day.
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Do not, however, mistake me. It is not to my good friend's heresy that I impute his honesty. On the contrary, 'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.
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A fat kitchin, a lean Will.
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Thank God! we are in the full enjoyment of all these privileges. But can we be taught to prize them too much? or how can we prize them equal to their value, if we do not know their intrinsic worth, and that they are not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature?
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By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.
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We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.
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Those who are content have enough those that complain, have too much.
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A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool.
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Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to give it your best the next time around, people respect that.
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If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.
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