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Much Virtue in Herbs, little in Men.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be brought together to repel them?
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I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men.
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I early found that when I worked for myself alone, myself alone worked for me but when I worked for others also, others worked also for me.
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Learn of the skillful he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.
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Force shites upon Reason's Back.
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One today is worth two tomorrows. Lost time is never found again. Time is money. Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff that life is made of. You may delay, but time will not.
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Time is money, be a better you.
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An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.
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To the haranguers of the populace among the ancients, succeed among the moderns your writers of political pamphlets and news-papers, and your coffee-house talkers.
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We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately.
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If you wou'd have Guests merry with your cheer, Be so your self, or so at least appear.
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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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Singularity in the right hath ruined many happy those who are convinced of the general opinion.
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Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason.
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He that speaks much, is much mistaken.
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