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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man
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"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man"

- Benjamin Franklin

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This quote by Benjamin Franklin encourages us to pursue personal development and improvement. He suggests that we should be constantly battling versus our bad practices and vices, while likewise keeping peace and harmony with our neighbors. This is a tip that we need to always be looking for methods to better ourselves and our relationships with others. By doing this, we can make sure that each new year brings us closer to ending up being the best version of ourselves. This quote is a terrific reminder that we should never ever stop striving for self-improvement which we should always make every effort to be much better than we were the year prior to.

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Benjamin Franklin This quote is written / told by Benjamin Franklin between January 17, 1706 and April 17, 1790. He was a famous Politician from USA. The author also have 162 other quotes.

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