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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard’s Almanack (Dec 1743)
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Franklin quotes Poor Richard as well in The Way to Wealth (1758).

More discussion of this quotation, and an image of the original page: Experience Keeps a Dear School; Yet Fools Will Learn In No Other – Quote Investigator. ]]> https://wist.info/franklin-benjamin/11242/feed/ 0 11242 https://wist.info/rogers-will/6692/ https://wist.info/rogers-will/6692/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:57:47 +0000 Dave http://wist.info/wp/?p=6692 Politics has got so expensive it takes lots of money to even get beat with nowadays.

Will Rogers (1879–1935) American humorist
Column (1931-06-28), “Daily Telegram: The First Good News of the 1932 Campaign! Mr. Rogers Says He Will Not Run for Anything”
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