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«Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry, all things easy. He that rises late must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night, while laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.»
«Never take a wife till thou hast a house and a fire to put her in.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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Wives
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Hast
«There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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hard steel
«Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by indulgence and all we can gratify it with at present serves but the more to inflame its insatiable desires.»
«Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality, nothing will do, and with them everything.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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frugality, industry, waste of money
«Fear not Death; for the sooner we die, the longer shall we be immortal.»
«Fear to do ill, and you need fear else.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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Fear
«Lying rides upon debt's back.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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Lies
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debt, rides
«He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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cities, greater, rest
«If you'd be wealthy, think of saving, more than of getting: The Indies have not made Spain rich, because her Outgoes equal her Incomes.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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incomes, Indies, outgo, saving, Spain, the Indies, wealthier, wealthiest, wealthy
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