Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key…

Benjamin Franklin
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Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright. ✨ Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818, p.249
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Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright. ✨ Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818, p.249

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