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That is - the reason for that is that home prices are only going to go up. Now, they've never gone down nationwide in our - since we've been keeping track of this.


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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Those that won't be counseled can't be helped.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite ...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants or augment our means -- either ...
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...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt.
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