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Little strokes fell great Oaks. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. — Benjamin Cardozo · 1923Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790Truths kindle light for truths. — Lucretius · 55 BCButterfly effect1 quote
Little strokes fell great Oaks. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Contentment1 quote
Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790Diligence1 quote
Little strokes fell great Oaks. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Good luck1 quote
Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790Happiness1 quote
Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790Justice1 quote
Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. — Benjamin Cardozo · 1923Luck1 quote
Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day. — Benjamin Franklin · 1790Nature of progress1 quote
Truths kindle light for truths. — Lucretius · 55 BCPersistence1 quote
Little strokes fell great Oaks. — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Political theory1 quote
Justice is not to be taken by storm. She is to be wooed by slow advances. — Benjamin Cardozo · 1923Progress1 quote
Truths kindle light for truths. — Lucretius · 55 BCTruth1 quote
Truths kindle light for truths. — Lucretius · 55 BC