My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are markings of where the structure of my character was welded.
He wished to please everybody," Franklin later said of Keith, "and having little to give, he gave expectations.
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
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He wished to please everybody," Franklin later said of Keith, "and having little to give, he gave expectations.
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