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Silence in not always a Sign of Wisdom, but Babbling is ever a Mark of Folly.
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Poor Richard Improved (1758)
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Benjamin Franklin
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Scientist, Inventor, Statesman
Born:
January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790
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