new fortunes from ben franklin

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@@ -18228,8 +18228,6 @@ Opportunity is missed by most people because
 it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
   -- Thomas Alva Edison
 ~
 it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
   -- Thomas Alva Edison
 ~

-Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.  -- Benjamin Franklin
-~

 When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus,
 it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV
 has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.
 When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus,
 it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV
 has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.


@@ -28989,8 +28987,6 @@ failure of human wisdom.
 ~
 Perfect nonviolence is the highest bravery.  -- Mahatma Gandhi
 ~
 ~
 Perfect nonviolence is the highest bravery.  -- Mahatma Gandhi
 ~

-There never was a good war or a bad peace.  -- Benjamin Franklin
-~

 There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy.  There is nothing
 good in war.  Except its ending.
   -- Abraham Lincoln
 There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy.  There is nothing
 good in war.  Except its ending.
   -- Abraham Lincoln


@@ -44137,3 +44133,72 @@ difference between surviving and thriving.  Mindfulness practice can have that
 effect on your life.
   -- Christian Dillo, from "The Path of Aliveness: A Contemporary Zen Approach
      to Awakening Body and Mind", published by Shambhala Publications
 effect on your life.
   -- Christian Dillo, from "The Path of Aliveness: A Contemporary Zen Approach
      to Awakening Body and Mind", published by Shambhala Publications

+~
+There never was a good war nor a bad peace.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+He that speaks much, is much mistaken.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girl friends.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+The cat in gloves catches no mice.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+Does thou love life?
+Then do not squander time;
+for that's the stuff life is made of.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+There can't be good living where there is not good drinking.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our
+country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by
+sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy.  The turkey
+is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+Energy and persistence conquer all things.
+  -- Benjamin Franklin
+~
+Benjamin Franklin's Thirteen Virtues
+
+Temperance
+  + moderation in food and drink
+Silence
+  + mentioning only important matters
+Order
+  + proper organization of time and space
+Resolution
+  + accomplishing one's responsibilities
+Frugality
+  + purchasing only worthwhile items and wasting nothing
+Industry
+  + making the most of one's time and energy
+Sincerity
+  + being honest and forthright
+Justice
+  + practicing impartiality and refusing to wrong others
+Moderation
+  + avoiding extremes
+Cleanliness
+  + using good hygiene under sanitary conditions
+Tranquility
+  + remaining calm and composed despite life's obstacles
+Chastity
+  + refusing to allow sex to interfere with one's life
+Humility
+  + avoiding excess pride and haughtiness
+~
+