Quote by Benjamin Franklin
They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adv

They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked than the supine, secure and negligent. – Benjamin Franklin

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We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps any other under heaven. Every man among us reads, and is so easy in his circumstances as to have leisure for conversations of improvement and for acquiring information. – 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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Beware of one who has nothing to lose. – Italian Proverb

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Dont throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water. – Swedish Proverb

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Caution is the parent of safety. – Proverb

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Be slow of tongue and quick of eye. – Miguel de Cervantes

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I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. – Martin Luther King, Jr.

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