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All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Expensive Follies Mischievous Very Wars

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There cannot be a stronger natural right than that of a man's making the best profit he can of the natural produce of his lands.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Best Cannot He His Lands Making Man Natural Produce Profit Right Stronger Than

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A penny saved is two pence clear.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Clear Penny Saved Two

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He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Doing Everything He May Money Opinion Suspected Well Will

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He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Does He Him Possess Possesses Wealth

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You can bear your own faults, and why not a fault in your wife?

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Bear Fault Faults Own Why Why Not Wife You Your

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If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Anything Determined Little Nobody Offend Print Printed Sure Till Very Were Would

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Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Buried Die Five Many People Seventy Twenty Until

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Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Ashamed Been Being Having Poor Shame

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He that won't be counseled can't be helped.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: He Helped

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1706

Died: April 17th, 1790

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