Benjamin Franklin

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"Beware of the young doctor and the old barber."	Age, Military, War
"Many men die at twenty-five and aren't buried until they are seventy-five."	Death, Men
"Lost time is never found again."	Time
"He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on."	Age, Ignorance, Learning
"He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world."	Change, Religion
"If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun."	Miscellaneous
"If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting."	Miscellaneous
"If Jack's in love, he's no judge of Jill's beauty."	Beauty, Love
"Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure."	Time
"Diligence is the mother of good luck."	Evil
"If you wouldst live long, live well; for folly and wickedness shorten life."	Life
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards."	Age, Military, War
"Anger is never without a reason but seldom a good one."	Anger, Evil
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."	Death, Taxes
"I know not which lives more unnatural lives, obeying husbands, or commanding wives."	Knowledge, Life, Men
"Energy and persistence conquer all thing."	Determination, Persistence
"Keep thy eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards."	Age, Military, War
"Kill no more pigeons than you can eat."	Miscellaneous
"Wealth is not his that has it, but his who enjoys it."	Happiness, Joy
"No nation was ever ruined by trade."	Miscellaneous
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