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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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A child thinks 20 shillings and 20 years can never be spent.
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The used key is always bright.
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My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconveniency, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension.
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A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law
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Take care of the halfpence and pence, and the shillings and pounds will take care of themselves.
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Beer is proof that God wants us to be happy
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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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He's gone, and forgot nothing but to say farewell to his creditors
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In humility imitate Jesus and Socrates.
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The exact Quantity and Quality being found out, is to be kept to constantly.
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Strive to be the best and you may succeed: he may well win the race that runs by himself.
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The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.
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If you have no Honey in your Pot, have some in your Mouth.
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Scarcely have I ever heard or read the introductory phrase, I may say without vanity, but some striking and characteristic instance of vanity has immediately followed.
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