Thou can'st not joke an enemy into a friend, but thou may'st a friend into an enemy. - Benjamin Franklin

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I can work myself up into a fearful, paralyzing state of mind that can last for days, weeks even months where I feel mad, totally isolated and alone, overwhelmed and completely out of control.

Benjamin Franklin

Thou can'st not joke an enemy into a friend, but thou may'st a friend into an enemy.

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