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Quote by Benjamin Franklin
If a man could have just half of his wishes, he would double his t

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

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There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government. – Benjamin Franklin

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good
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Benjamin Franklin
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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote. – Benjamin Franklin

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Gun Control
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Benjamin Franklin
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A man who finds no satisfaction in himself, seeks for it in vain elsewhere. РFran̤ois VI de la Rochefoucault

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Miscellaneous

Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer. – Elbert Hubbard

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Miscellaneous

That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. – Thomas Paine

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Miscellaneous

A curse on every wish that blurs the sight, paralyzes the tongue, cramps the hand, and prevents the truth being seen, said, and written. – Theodor Haecker

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Miscellaneous

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Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends. – Alphonsus Liguori

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alone

We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest. – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Knowledge

When someone asks if youd like cake or pie, why not say you want cake and pie? – Lisa Loeb

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Birthday

Youth lives on hope, old age on memories. – Proverb

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Youth