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    “Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine, a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.”

    – Ben Franklin

    (The “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy” quote is actually an urban myth.)

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    “He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.”

    – Benjamin Franklin

     

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    If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write something worth reading or do things worth the writing.

    – Benjamin Franklin

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