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I am about courting a girl I ...

I am about courting a girl I have had but little acquaintance with. How shall I come to a knowledge of her faults, and whether she has the virtues I imagine she has? Answer. Commend her among her female acquaintances.

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If your head is made of wax, ...

If your head is made of wax, don't walk in the sun

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Some make Conscience of weari...

Some make Conscience of wearing a Hat in the Church, who make none of robbing the Altar.

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Give me 26 lead soldiers and ...

Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.

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We have been assured, Sir, in...

We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that 'except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it' I firmly believe this; by our partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by word down to future ages.

Benjamin Franklin 1856 quotes

You will see in this my notio...

You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By heaven we understand a state of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration. I can do nothing to deserve such rewards... Even the mixed imperfect pleasures we enjoy in this world, are rather from God's goodness than our merit, how much more such happiness of heaven!

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There are more old drunkards ...

There are more old drunkards than old doctors.

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Acquire Riches by Industry an...

Acquire Riches by Industry and Frugality.

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A little House well fill'd, a...

A little House well fill'd, a little Field well till'd, and a little Wife well will'd, are great Riches.

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We must hang together, gentle...

We must hang together, gentlemen...else, we shall most assuredly hang separately.

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Snowy winter, a plentiful har...

Snowy winter, a plentiful harvest.

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Men's minds do not die with t...

Men's minds do not die with their bodies but are made more happy or miserable after this life according to their actions.

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If you ride a horse, sit clos...

If you ride a horse, sit close and tight, if you ride a man, sit easy and light.

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Whether a Commonwealth suffer...

Whether a Commonwealth suffers more by hypocritical pretenders to religion or by the openly profane? The most dangerous hypocrite in a Commonwealth is one who leaves the gospel for the sake of the law. A man compounded of law and gospel is able to cheat a whole country with his religion and then destroy them under color of law.

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If the elbow had been placed ...

If the elbow had been placed closer to the hand, the forearm would have been too short to bring the glass to the mouth; and if it had been closer to the shoulder, the forearm would have been so long that it would have carried the glass beyond the mouth.

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He that sows Thorns, should n...

He that sows Thorns, should never go barefoot.

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A ship under sail and a big-b...

A ship under sail and a big-bellied woman, Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common.

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Tis against some mens princip...

Tis against some mens principle to pay interest, and seems against others interest to pay the principle.

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Abuses of the freedom of spee...

Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it?

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An ounce of wit that is bough...

An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught.

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