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ANDREW FLETCHER OF SALTOUN.
1653-1716.
_From a Letter to the Marquis of Montrose, the Earl of Rothes, &c_.
I knew a very wise man that believed that, if a man were permitted to
make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a
nation.
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HENRY ST. JOHN, VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE.
1672-1751.
_On the Study and Use of History_. Letter 2.
I have read somewhere or other, in Dionysius Halicarnassus, I think,
that History is Philosophy teaching by examples.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
1706-1790.
_Poor Richard_.
God helps them that help themselves.
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Dost thou love life, then do not squander
time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
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Early to bed, and early to rise,
Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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Three removes are as bad as a fire.
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Vessels large may venture more,
But little boats should keep near shore.
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You pay too much for your whistle.
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_From a Letter to Miss Georgiana Shipley, on the
Loss of her American Squirrel_.
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