Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure when he is really se... - Benjamin Franklin

"Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure when he is really selling himself a slave to it."

Benjamin Franklin Wisdom

Founding Father, Polymath American 1706–1790

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"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."

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"Well done is better than well said."

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"I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed."

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"You can't have everything in life, but you can have what matters most."

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