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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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At twenty years of age the will reigns at thirty, the wit and at forty, the judgment. – Benjamin Franklin

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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He who is content. Who is that? Nobody. – Benjamin Franklin

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All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In my opinion, there never was a good war or a bad peace. When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration? – Benjamin Franklin

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There is that indescribable freshness and unconsciousness about an illiterate person that humbles and mocks the power of the noblest expressive genius. – Walt Whitman

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There are truths on this side of the Pyr̩n̩es, which are falsehoods on the other. РBlaise Pascal

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Conscience gets a lot of credit that belongs to cold feet. – Author Unknown

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My play was a complete success. The audience was a failure. – Ashleigh Brilliant

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