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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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A little neglect may breed great mischief. ... For want of a nail, the shoe was lost for want of a shoe, the horse was lost for want of a horse, the battle was lost for want of the battle, the war was lost.
Benjamin Franklin
The only things of certainty are Death and Taxes.
Benjamin Franklin
It is very imprudent to deprive America of any of her privileges. If her commerce and friendship are of any importance to you, they are to be had on no other terms than leaving her in the full enjoyment of her rights.
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My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.
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Love well, whip well.
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One today is worth two tomorrows.
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Fish and visitors stink in three days.
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All cats are gray in the dark.
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He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.
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While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
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I am in the prime of senility.
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When you speak to a man, look on his eyes when he speaks to you, look on his mouth.
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You will discover 3 trustworthy mates, an aged wife, an aged canine, and ready dollars.
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An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
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Hope of gain lessens pain.
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Experience is the best teacher, but a fool will learn from no other.
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Cold & cunning come from the north: But cunning sans wisdom is nothing worth.
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Beauty and folly are old companions.
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Idleness is the Dead Sea that swallows all virtues. Be active in business, that temptation may miss her aim the bird that sits is easily shot.
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Take courage, Mortal... Death cannot banish you from the Universe.
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