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Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Buy Long Necessities Need Sell Shalt Thou Thy

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There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Bad Good Never Peace War

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Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: His Wealth

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If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Head Him His Man Purse Take

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I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Every Get Grab Look Morning Name Nine Obituary Page Paper Then Up Wake Wake Up

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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Content Everyone Governs He His Learns Nobody Passions Powerful Rich Who Wise

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He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Borrowed Both Danger Having He His Often Them Too Wallet Wife

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So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Convenient Creature Enables Every Find Make Mind Reason Reasonable Since Thing

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Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Content He Nobody Rich Who

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Danger is sauce for prayers.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Danger Prayers Sauce

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1706

Died: April 17th, 1790

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