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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
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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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In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.
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By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.
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