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Benjamin Franklin quote about mind from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) - So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

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“ So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do. ”

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Author

Benjamin Franklin

Source

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Topic

mind reason

Date

1791

Language

English

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Benjamin Franklin quote about mind from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) - So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

Benjamin Franklin quote about mind from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) - So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

Benjamin Franklin quote about mind from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) - So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.

Benjamin Franklin quote about mind from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1791) - So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.