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I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brou

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. – Benjamin Franklin

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It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it. – Benjamin Franklin

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