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There's small Revenge in Words, but Words may be greatly revenged
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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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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It is the man and woman united that makes the complete human being. Separate she lacks his force of body and strength of reason he her softness, sensibility and acute discernment. Together they are most likely to succeed in the world.
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When about 16 Years of Age, I happened to meet with a Book written by one Tryon, recommending a Vegetable Diet. I determined to go into it.... My refusing to eat Flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.
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Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.
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If all but myself were blind, I should want neither a fine house nor fine furniture.
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Evils come not, then our fears are vain And if they do fear but augments the pain.
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There is much money given to be laughed at, though the purchasers don't know it witness A.'s fine horse, and B.'s fine house.
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Some make Conscience of wearing a Hat in the Church, who make none of robbing the Altar.
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Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge
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God grant, that not only the Love of Liberty, but a thorough Knowledge of the Rights of Man, may pervade all the Nations of the Earth, so that a Philosopher may set his Foot anywhere on its Surface, and say, 'This is my Country.'
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The riches of a country are to be valued by the quantity of labor its inhabitants are able to purchase, and not by the quantity of silver and gold they possess which will purchase more or less labor, and therefore is more or less valuable, as is said before, according to its scarcity or plenty.
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