Grief Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Grief for a dead Wife, and a troublesome Guest, Continues to the threshold, and there is at rest; But I mean such wives as are none of the best” quote by Benjamin Franklin — Download Open image

“Grief for a dead Wife, and a troublesome Guest, Continues to the threshold, and there is at rest; But I mean such wives as are none of the best”

Benjamin Franklin

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