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Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.


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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Happiness consists more in small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great piece...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The proof of gold is fire...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN When you're finished changing, you're finished.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must add frug...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, an...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Drive your business, let not your business drive you.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust...
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