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An empty bag cannot stand upright.
Benjamin Franklin Poor Richard’s Almanack · 1732-1758

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“At the working man’s house hunger looks in but dares not enter.”

Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1732-1758 · Primary source

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