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Benjamin Franklin
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Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (1987). Poor Richard's Almanack: Being the Choicest Morsels of Wisdom, Written During the Years of the Almanack's Publication, p.49, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.
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Nothing brings more pain than too much pleasure; nothing more bondage than too much liberty. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (1987). Poor Richard's Almanack: Being the Choicest Morsels of Wisdom, Written During the Years of the Almanack's Publication, p.49, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

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