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Proverbial #53: Little by Little

This week's proverb comes from Benjamin Franklin who once said that, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Join Joshua Gibbs as he contemplates what this proverb has to say to modern men and women.


Proverbial is proceed by Goldberry Studios for the CiRCE Podcast Network.

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