Quote by Benjamin Franklin
If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles.

If a man could have half his wishes, he would double his troubles. – Benjamin Franklin

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Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. – Benjamin Franklin

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If you do not raise your eyes you will think that you are the highest point. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye. – Elizabeth Bowen, The House in Paris, 1935

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Distance has the same effect on the mind as on the eye. – Samuel Johnson

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I thank Thee first because I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth because it was I who was robbed, and not I who robbed. – Matthew Henry

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The invention of IQ does a great disservice to creativity in education. – Joel Hildebrand

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Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. – Simone Signoret

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