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In general, mankind, since the improvement in cookery, eats twice

In general, mankind, since the improvement in cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. – Benjamin Franklin

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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, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise. – Benjamin Franklin

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Change
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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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Eat little, sleep sound. – Iranian proverb

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All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast. – John Gunther

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They are sick that surfeit with too much, as they that starve with nothing. – William Shakespeare

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Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing. – Walt Kelly

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