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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790

1735 - Poor Richard's Almanac "Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise." April 1735 - Poor Richard's Almanac "Necessity never made a good bargain." 1748 "Remember that time is money." 1758 - Poor Richard's Almanac "He that lives upon hope will die fasting."

1758 - Poor Richard's Almanac
"A little neglect may breed mischief ... for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost."

July 1776 - At the Signing of the Declaration of Independence: "We must indeed all hang together, or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." September 11, 1783 "There never was a good war, or a bad peace."

November 13, 1789 - Letter to Jean Baptiste Le Roy:
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

April 1778
"Man is a tool-making animal."

When asked what was the use of a new invention, Franklin replied:
"What is the use of a new-born child?"

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