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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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By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of not being discouraged by present bad appearances in the state of our affairs, the habit of hoping for a favorable chance, and that of persevering in the secrets of resources
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Your argument is sound, nothing but sound.
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Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
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Freedom of speech is the great bulwark of liberty they prosper and die together: And it is the terror of traitors and oppressors, and a barrier against them. It produces excellent writers, and encourages men of fine genius.
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Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.
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A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose to the grindstone.
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When you incline to have new clothes, look first well over the old ones, and see if you cannot shift with them another year, either by scouring, mending, or even patching if necessary. Remember, a patch on your coat, and money in your pocket, is better and more creditable, than a writ on your back, and no money to take it off.
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Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.
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What more valuable than Gold? Diamonds. Than Diamonds? Virtue.
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