Benjamin Franklin

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"Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it's hurtful."	Sin
"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of."	Life, Love, Time
"By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration."	Happiness, Joy
"Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as publick Liberty, without Freedom of Speech."	Freedom
"I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth-that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?"	God
"That it is better 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer, is a Maxim that has been long and generally approved."	Justice
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."	Economics, Liberty
"At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment."	Age
"The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."	Happiness
"Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly."	God, Taxes
"Wine is sure proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."	Miscellaneous
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."	Quotations
"He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money."	Money
"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing."	Death, Reading, Writing
"Lost time is never found again."	Time
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."	Freedom, Liberty, Quitting
"There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money."	Age, Excellence, Friends
"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."	Adversity, Difficulty, Memory
"Life's Tragedy is that we get old to soon and wise too late."	Age, Knowledge, Life
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."	Freedom, Liberty, Quitting
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