A Dictionary of Burning Words

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Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

4 quotations from Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), with the subject each one is filed under.

God governs in the affairs of men; and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, neither can a kingdom rise without His aid.— filed under God's Sovereignty
Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death.— filed under Life
Pride breakfasted with Plenty, dined with Poverty, and supped with Infamy.— filed under Pride
Dost thou love life? then do not squander time; for that is the stuff life is made of.— filed under Time
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