Quote by Benjamin Franklin
Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake

Many estates are spent in the getting, since women for tea forsake spinning and knitting, and men for punch forsake hewing and splitting. – Benjamin Franklin

Other quotes by Benjamin Franklin

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs, of his neighbor. – Benjamin Franklin

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Hypocrisy
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A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors. – Benjamin Franklin

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Marriage
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Other Quotes from
Needlework
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She watched and taught the girls that sang at their embroidery frames while the great silk flowers grew from their needles. – Louise Jordan Miln, The Feast of Lanterns

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Needlework

The priest was on a roll: “Each person you meet is worthy of your compassion!” he prayed loudly. “Sheep, too,” the knitter mentally added. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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Needlework

Our lives are like quilts – bits and pieces, joy and sorrow, stitched with love. – Author Unknown

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Needlework

Sewing fills my days, not to mention the living room, bedroom, and closets. – Author Unknown

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Needlework

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Success didnt spoil me, Ive always been insufferable. – Fran Lebowitz

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The cool thing about writing music, writing anything, is that once you publish it, its there forever. – Ryan Tedder

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I believe that every role that I have done this far has had quality and content. My roles have been very demanding and every role has been a challenge and a learning experience that has helped me mature as an actress. – Natasha Henstridge

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Learning

Oprah was not somebody who was telling us what to do, she wasnt really teaching us like so many people we see today. With Oprah, she was learning and we were learning with her. And I think thats really was the seed that was planted for all of us to just hang in there with her. – Bonnie Hunt

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Learning