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Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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Increase in me that wisdom Which discovers my truest interest, Strengthen my resolution To perform that which wisdom dictates.
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I would advise you to read with a pen in your hand and enter in a little book short hints of what you feel that is common or that may be useful for this will be the best method of imprinting such portcullis in your memory.
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As often as we do good, we sacrifice.
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Our necessities never equal our wants.
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To bear other people's afflictions, everyone has courage and enough to spare.
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He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.
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In prosperous fortunes be modest and wise, The greatest may fall, and the lowest may rise: But insolent People that fall in disgrace, Are wretched and nobody pities their Case.
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Kings have long arms, but Misfortune longer: let none think themselves out of her reach.
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Private property...is the creature of society and is subject to the calls of that society even to the last farthing.
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He who will not be counseled cannot be helped.
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They that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.
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