Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense as that 10,000 men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?
Quote by Benjamin Franklin
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Many people die at twenty five and arent buried until they are seventy five.
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A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines.
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I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.
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Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
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A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.