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To Follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Alone Blindly Faith Follow

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I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Constitution Death Look Morning Necessary Our Refreshed Rise Shall Sleep

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Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Blessed Disappointed Expects He Never Nothing Shall

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Beauty and folly are old companions.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Beauty Companions Folly Old

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The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Becomes Injustice Law Sometimes Strictest

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The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Advantage Having Money Use

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There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Dishonesty Easily Fall Frequently Good Good People Government Kind More Otherwise People Than Which

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Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Adopted Best Business Carrying Considering Execution Forced Generally Govern Hands Having Like Measures Much New Occasion Previous Projects Public Seldom Take Therefore Those Trouble Who Wisdom

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Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: He His Portion Rejoices Rich Who

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Mine is better than ours.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Better Mine Ours Than

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1706

Died: April 17th, 1790

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