About Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the most influential intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States; a drafter...
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Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?
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Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
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The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices
Make instruments to plague us.
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Nothing is as certain as that the vices of leisure are gotten rid of by being busy.