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But this was not all: he possessed so many talents that he can only be described properly as a universal genius. BUT THIS WAS NOT ALL HE POSSESSED SO MANY TALENTS THAT HE CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED PROPERLY AS A UNIVERSAL GENIUS
ne clothes, fine houses, fine furniture, fine equipages, all above his fortune, for which he contracts debts and ends his days in prison, _Alas!_ say I, _he has paid dear, very dear, for his whistle_. When I see a beautiful, sweet-tempered girl married to an ill-natured brute of a husband, _What a pity_, say I, _that she should pay so much for a whistle_! In short, I can conceive that great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by the false estimates they have made of the value of things, and by their _giving too much for their whistle_. [Illustration: ENGRAVED BY H. DAVIDSON FROM THE SCULPTURE BY R. TAIT MCKENZIE. COURTESY OF THE CENTURY CO. THE YOUNG BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. 1723] _BENJAMIN FRANKLIN_ _His Life_ ONE Benjamin Franklin, born in Boston, Massachusetts, January 17, 1706 (January 6, Old Style), of humble parents, was one of the heroes of the War of Independence, one of the cleverest of American diplomats, and one of the greatest American politicians and statesmen.  SECTION TWO OF THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THIS IS A LIBRA BOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY DAVID LOTUS THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBERS SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE FIFTY FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ELBERT BUSHNAIL HART SECTION TWO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BORN IN BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS JANUARY SEVENTEENTH SEVENTEEN HUNDRED SIX JANUARY SIXTH OLD STYLE OF HUMBLE PARENTS WAS ONE OF THE HEROES OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE ONE OF THE CLEVEREST OF AMERICAN DIPLOMATS AND ONE OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN POLITICIANS AND STATESMEN
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