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We are not certain, we are ne...

We are not certain, we are never certain. If we were we could reach some conclusions, and we could, at last, make others take us seriously. In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

Every accent, every emphasis,...

Every accent, every emphasis, every modulation of voice, was so perfectly well turned and well placed, that, without being interested in the subject, one could not help being pleased with the discourse; a pleasure of much the same kind with that received from an excellent piece of music. This is an advantage itinerant preachers have over those who are stationary, as the latter can not well improve their delivery of a sermon by so many rehearsals.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

That Quantity that is suffici...

That Quantity that is sufficient, the Stomach can perfectly concoct and digest, and it sufficeth the due Nourishment of the Body.

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The sun of liberty is set; yo...

The sun of liberty is set; you must light up the candle of industry and economy.

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Life is rather a state of emb...

Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death.

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What signifies Philosophy tha...

What signifies Philosophy that does not apply to some Use? May we not learn from hence, that black Clothes are not so fit to wear in a hot Sunny Climate or Season, as white ones; because in such Cloaths the Body is more heated by the Sun when we walk abroad, and are at the same time heated by the Exercise, which double Heat is apt to bring on putrid dangerous Fevers? The Soldiers and Seamen, who must march and labour in the Sun, should in the East or West Indies have an Uniform of white?

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People who are wrapped up in ...

People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages.

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Before Noah, men having only ...

Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the water they loved to drink. This good man, Noah, having seen that all his contemporaries had perished by this unpleasant drink, took a dislike to it; and God, to relieve his dryness, created the vine and revealed to him the art of making le vin. By the aid of this liquid he unveiled more and more truth.

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Reckless haste makes poor spe...

Reckless haste makes poor speed.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

I have been apt to think that...

I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad peace.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

Wouldst thou enjoy a long Lif...

Wouldst thou enjoy a long Life, a healthy Body, and a vigorous Mind, and be acquainted also with the wonderful Works of God? labour in the first place to bring thy Appetite into Subjection to Reason.

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An infallible Remedy for the ...

An infallible Remedy for the Tooth-ach, viz Wash the Root of an aching Tooth, in Elder Vinegar, and let it dry half an hour in the Sun; after which it will never ach more; Probatum est.

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Here you would know, and enjo...

Here you would know, and enjoy, what prosperity will way of Washington. For a thousand leagues have nearly the same effect with a thousand years.

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Anyone willing to give up lib...

Anyone willing to give up liberty in exchange for security deserves neither.

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Those who sacrifice essential...

Those who sacrifice essential liberty for temporary safety are not deserving of either liberty or safety.

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Most people dislike vanity in...

Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves.

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Who has deceived thee as oft ...

Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.

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The exact Quantity and Qualit...

The exact Quantity and Quality being found out, is to be kept to constantly.

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Laziness travels so slowly th...

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it.

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If we can sleep without dream...

If we can sleep without dreaming, it is well that painful dreams are avoided. If, while we sleep, we can have any pleasing dreams, it is as the French say, tant gagne, so much added to the pleasure of life.

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....