Benjamin Franklin
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Hunger is the best pickle.
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Fatigue is the best pillow.
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In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
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Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.
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The first mistake in public business is the going into it.