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The Way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason. — Benjamin Franklin

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The Way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.

Benjamin Franklin
1758
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Topic
Faith and reasonFaithReason
Statement type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Medium
Almanac
Time
1758Colonial America
Person
Benjamin Franklin
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Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.
Original citation
Franklin, Benjamin [published as Richard Saunders]. Poor Richard Improved. Philadelphia, 1758.

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