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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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Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality, nothing will do, and with them everything. – Benjamin Franklin

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Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them. – Benjamin Franklin

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The belly rules the mind. – Spanish proverb

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