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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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He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.
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If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty.
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Your argument is sound, nothing but sound.
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Love of country is the Mason's deed world citizenship is his thought.
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He that cannot obey, cannot command.
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Mankind are very odd creatures: one half censure what they practice, the other half practice what they censure the rest always say and do as they ought.
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Whenever we attempt to mend the scheme of Providence and to interfere in the Government of the world, we had need be very circumspect lest we do more harm than good.
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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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He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face. - Ben Franklin
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A man is not completely born until he is dead. Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society?
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There's no gain, without pain.
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Passion governs, and she never governs wisely.
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I have met the enemy, and it is the eyes of other people.
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