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Which Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will find solid happiness.
- Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
- All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the…
- There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.
- There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means - either may do - the result is…
- For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects,…
- Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be…
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