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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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"It's a great book. I hope to read other books about Franklin or by Franklin." — Dec 05, 2025 01:08PM

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“How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

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“For all evils there are two remedies - time and silence.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

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“We are always in a hurry to be happy...; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

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“All generalizations are dangerous, even this one.”
― Alexandre Dumas

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“Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes.”
― Alexandre Dumas

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