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“Idleness and Pride Tax with a heavier Hand than Kings and Parliaments”
Meaning: Franklin wrote this in a 1765 letter to Charles Thomson, at a time of heated debate over British taxes. He argues that laziness and vanity cost people more than any government levy. Check where idleness or ego is costing you money, time or progress, and fix one thing.