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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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The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.
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Let all Men know thee, but no man know thee thoroughly: Men freely ford that see the shallows.
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Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly.
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What is best for people is what they do for themselves.
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Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.
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You will discover 3 trustworthy mates, an aged wife, an aged canine, and ready dollars.
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Would thou confound thy enemy, be good thyself.
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I am the laziest man in the world. I invented all those things to save myself from toil.
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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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Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us.
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Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive
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The States acceded to the Union.
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Take courage, Mortal... Death cannot banish you from the Universe.
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Three things are men most likely to be cheated in, a horse, a wig, and a wife.
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Where there's no law, there's no bread.
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Great hopes make everything great possible
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I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her faults, and whether she has the virtues I imagine she has? Answer. Commend her among her female acquaintances.
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You can not pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns.
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