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Franklin had a great talent for making friends; and one of the greatest pleasures of his life was the enjoyment of his children and grandchildren. He was always ready with a witty retort, and he loved a joke and a hearty laugh. In fact, nothing seemed too large or too small for Benjamin Franklin. FRANKLIN HAD A GREAT TALENT FOR MAKING FRIENDS AND ONE OF THE GREATEST PLEASURES OF HIS LIFE WAS THE ENJOYMENT OF HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN HE WAS ALWAYS READY WITH A WITTY RETORT AND HE LOVED A JOKE AND A HEARTY LAUGH IN FACT NOTHING SEEMED TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL FOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
 you are found engaged for two or three hours!” But notwithstanding his sedentary life and his gout and his other maladies, Franklin lived to be eighty-four, preserving his extraordinary brightness and gayety to the last. His mental faculties were unimpaired, his face was fresh and serene, and his spirits were buoyant. This charming vivacity and this play and sparkle of mind greatly contributed towards making Franklin so beloved of the French. His life in Paris was the happiest of his whole career. He was very social, and he therefore enjoyed the Parisian garden parties and dinners, the attractive women, and the literary, scientific and philosophical men. He left France with reluctance, saying he could never forget the years of happiness that he had spent “in the sweet society of a people whose conversation is instructive, whose manners are highly pleasing, and who, above all the nations in the world, have, in the greatest perfection, the art of making themselves beloved by strangers.”  DOWN TO CHESS WHERE YOU ARE FOUND ENGAGED FOR TWO OR THREE HOURS BUT NOTWITHSTANDING HIS SEDENTARY LIFE AND HIS GOUT AND HIS OTHER MALADIES FRANKLIN LIVED TO BE EIGHTY FOUR PRESERVING HIS EXTRAORDINARY BRIGHTNESS AND GAIETY TO THE LAST HIS MENTAL FACULTIES WERE UNIMPAIRED HIS FACE WAS FRESH AND SERENE AND HIS SPIRITS WERE BUOYANT THIS CHARMING VIVACITY AND THIS PLAY AND SPARKLE OF MIND GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS MAKING FRANKLIN SO BELOVED OF THE FRENCH HIS LIFE IN PARIS WAS THE HAPPIEST OF HIS WHOLE CAREER HE WAS VERY SOCIAL AND HE THEREFORE ENJOYED THE PARISIAN GARDEN PARTIES AND DINNERS THE ATTRACTIVE WOMEN AND THE LITERARY SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL MEN HE LEFT FRANCE WITH RELUCTANCE SAYING THAT HE COULD NEVER FORGET THE YEARS OF HAPPINESS THAT HE HAD SPENT IN THE SWEET SOCIETY OF A PEOPLE WHOSE CONVERSATION IS INSTRUCTIVE WHOSE MANNERS ARE HIGHLY PLEASING AND WHO ABOVE ALL THE NATIONS IN THE WORLD HAVE IN THE GREATEST PERFECTION THE ART OF MAKING THEMSELVES BELOVED BY STRANGERS
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