Benjamin Franklin · 64 pages
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“I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe in that He ought to be whipped from pilar to post and back again for His shameful actions toward Humanity.”
“Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.”
“Doing an Injury puts you below your Enemy; Revenging one makes you but even with him; Forgiving it sets you above him.”
“At 20 years of age the Will reigns; at 30 the Wit; at 40 the Judgment.”
“Anger is never without a Reason, but seldom with a good One.”
“Discontented Minds, and Fevers of the Body are not to be cured by changing Beds or Businesses.”
“A society in which such decisions can only be made by males has thrown away half of its knowledge, talents, and insights.”
“Use only that which works, and take it from any place you can find it.”
“Necessity could drive you to things that seemed impossible, once upon a time.”
“It always struck me in years after how bizarre it was, how two people could look at one another with such tenderness and complete love, and how quickly that could dissolve into nothing but bitterness.”
“By themselves, character and integrity do not accomplish anything. But their absence faults everything else. Here, therefore, is the one area where weakness is a disqualification by itself rather than a limitation on performance capacity and strength.”
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