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Largest Collection of Inspirational Quotes on HubPages

Words like quotes have immense power. Many times, they inspire, encourage, uplift and give us another perspective of life when we are open and willing enough to receive it. I've collected, compiled, and...

77 comments    love life finance
History of Territorial Acquisitions in the USA (photos on this page public domain).88

US History - The American Revolution

The British against the French, the British against the Native Americans, then the British against the Colonists...

8 comments    education politics literature
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Ben Franklin's Inventions: Famous and Not

Ben Franklin had a knack. That's how Orson Scott Card described him in his alt-history series, The Tales of Alvin Maker. In those books, Franklin was acknowledged a true wizard. In real history. . . he's...

1 comment    recreation congress electricity
 Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr74

Famous Birthday Listings: January 17

Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Below are some very famous celebrities (69 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! These...

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Bits of Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was one of the greatest Americans in history. He was an author, politician, inventor, a scientist, indeed a very wise man; here is a collection of interesting, inspirational sayings and bits of wisdom by the man who invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove and bifocal glasses.

9 comments    education quotes wisdom
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Wise Words: A Collection of Frugal Quotes

"Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship"-- Benjamin Franklin "He who does not economize will have to agonize"--Confusius "Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience...

11 comments    finance home money
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Great Maxims of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin The principles that build wealth haven't changed for centuries. These 78 maxims, gleaned from Benjamin Franklin's Way to Wealth, contain all the wisdom needed to amass a fortune....

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Ray Of Hope81

51 Life Changing "Hope Quotes"

Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers. - Robert Ingersoll Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them. -Vincent McNabbHope never...

0 comments    life barack obama hope
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Early to Bed, Early to Rise: Jump the Job You Hate

It's 3:45 in the morning as I start this hub.  Since I've gotten up at 2:30, I've addressed an email from a woman who wants to write for my blog, found some public domain images for a Second Life project,...

1 comment    time time management self-improvement
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Swine flu, government control, and your personal freedom

It is axiomatic that those who have power do not voluntarily relinquish it.  Rather, those with power usually seek more of it.  We have seen this as a society on all levels of life, whether it is business,...

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