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Benjamin Franklin
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Be civil to all; serviceable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2012). Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack, p.43, Courier Corporation
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Be civil to all; serviceable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (2012). Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack, p.43, Courier Corporation

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