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Life is a kind of chess.
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
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If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.
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Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.
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My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.
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Snowy winter, a plentiful harvest.
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