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“There is nothing wrong with retirement as long as one doesn't allow it to interfere with one's work.”

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Benjamin Franklin was a prominent figure in American history, serving as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a statesman, scientist, inventor, and writer, born on January 17, 1706, and died on April 17, 1790. Franklin is renowned for his contributions to electricity, his support for the American colonial independence movement, and his successful diplomatic efforts in France. more

“We need way more intimacy than nearly anyone considers normal. Always hungry for it, we seek solace and sustenance in the closest available substitutes: television, shopping, pornography, conspicuous consumption - anything to ease the hurt, to feel connected, or to project an image by which we might be seen and known, or at least see and know ourselves.”

“The body is a bundle of careful compromises.”

Body Careful Compromise Bundles

Book:Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

Source: Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

“The body too has its rights; and it will have them: they cannot be trampled on without peril. The body ought to be the soul's best friend. Many good men however have neglected to make it such: so it has become a fiend and has plagued them.”

Men Soul Body Rights Ought Good Man Peril Neglected

Book:Guesses at Truth

Source: Guesses at Truth

“To have faith doesn't mean you get any less frustrated when you don't do your best, but you know that it's not life and death. Take what you're given, and when you continue to work hard, you will see results. That will give you the confidence you need to keep going.”

Knows Needs Giving Mean Hard Given Results Hard Work Life And Death Keep Going Have Faith Frustrated

Author:Tom Lehman

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