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The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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Cut the Wings of your Hens and Hopes, lest they lead you a weary Dance after them.
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Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see.
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The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
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I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace.
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