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I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to the end: requesting only the advantage authors have, of correcting in a second edition the faults of the first.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Advantage Authors Beginning Correcting Edition End Faults First Go Life Objection Only Over Same Second Should

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Many foxes grow gray but few grow good.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Few Foxes Good Gray Grow Many

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Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Deceived Had Often Thee Thyself Who

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If you desire many things, many things will seem few.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Desire Few Many Seem Things Will You

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He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Dinner Fortune He Never Sure Waits

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Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Dress Eat Others Please Thyself

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In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Cookery Eats General Improvement Mankind Much Nature Requires Since Twice

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He that's secure is not safe.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: He Safe Secure

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Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Buying He Himself Man Many Pleasure Really Selling Thinks

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If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

~Benjamin Franklin

Topics: Faithful Like Servant Serve Would You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: January 17th, 1706

Died: April 17th, 1790

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