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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
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin , 1868
Author Benjamin Franklin
Source The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Type book
Year 1868
Locator Part III (written 1788)
Rights Public domain Public domain in the US CC0, no rights reserved Protected work, short quotation
Text of John Bigelow's 1868 edition from Franklin's manuscript, as reprinted in the Harvard Classics (1909).
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small-joys everyday gratitude
About the author
Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790 · American printer, writer, scientist and diplomat; a Founding Father of the United States and author of Poor Richard's Almanack. Wikipedia
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