"There are two ways of being happy: We……" — Benjamin Franklin
"There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and to do that which happens to be easier."
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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
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The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
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Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
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Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for…
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Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
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Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is…
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More Augment Quotes
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There is no supernatural, there is only nature. Nature alone exists and contains all. All is. There is the part…
— Victor Hugo
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Facts, and facts alone, are the foundation of science... When one devotes oneself to experimental research it is in order…
— Francois Magendie
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Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own…
— Sun Tzu
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Third, there is value in any experience that exercises those ethical restraints collectively called 'sportsmanship'. Our tools for the pursuit…
— Aldo Leopold
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If you would make a man happy, study not to augment his goods; but to diminish his wants. One of…
— Unknown Author
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You cannot be buried in obscurity: you are exposed upon a grand theater to the view of the world. If…
— Cyrus the Great
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The Internet of things will augment your brain.
— Eric Schmidt
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The spiritual power in the gospel is denied when we augment or adjusting gospel into no gospel at all. When…
— Matt Chandler
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If we can augment our gift giving by giving more of ourselves to those we love, all the time and…
— Earl Nightingale
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More than anything, rave was an intentionally designed experience. The music, lighting, and ambience were all fine-tuned to elicit and…
— Douglas Rushkoff
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The concept of an independent spiritual realm does not augment, for me, the magic of the mystical dimension, whereas to…
— Ursula Goodenough
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Profits might also increase, because improvements might take place in agriculture, or in the implements of husbandry, which would augment…
— David Ricardo
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