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"Well done is better than well said." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"He that can have patience can have what he will."
― Benjamin Franklin
"Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle."
― Benjamin Franklin
"The trouble with doing nothing is not knowing when you're finished."
― Benjamin Franklin
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
― Benjamin Franklin
"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason."
― Benjamin Franklin
"Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience."
― Benjamin Franklin
"A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned" 
― Benjamin Franklin
"A friend in need is a friend indeed."
― Benjamin Franklin
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
― Benjamin Franklin
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"Don't throw stones at your neighbors', if your own windows are glass."
― Benjamin Franklin
"It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"Never ruin an apology with an excuse." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria."
― Benjamin Franklin
"He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"Eat to live, don't live to eat." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"Never leave till tomorrow that which you can do today."
― Benjamin Franklin
"If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking." 
― Benjamin Franklin
"Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see."
― Benjamin Franklin
"Fear God, and your enemies will fear you."
― Benjamin Franklin
“You will find the key to success under the alarm clock." 
― Benjamin Franklin
Nationality: American
Born: January 17, 1706
Died: April 17, 1790 
Known For: Author, Printer, Political Theorist, Politician, Freemason, Postmaster, Scientist, Inventor, Civic activist, Statesman, and Diplomat.