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I Wish I Had Known Benjamin Franklin
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Most of us have heard the question, “If you could spend an hour with anyone in the world, alive or dead, who would it be?” My response would unequivocally be Benjamin Franklin. Of course, he was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, but besides that, the man was simply brilliant!
Not everyone knows that Franklin was born in Boston, in what would later become the United States. He accomplished more in his lifetime than 100 “normal” men could have done.
There are dozens of well-known quotes attributed to Franklin that are still used today, centuries later. Here are just a few:
A penny saved is a penny earned.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
When you're finished changing, you're finished.”
He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.
Well done is better than well said.
One of my personal favorites is, “Never confuse motion with action.”
We have all used some of these common phrases, perhaps not even knowing that Ben Franklin was the first to do so.
Ben Franklin established the first public library and organized the first volunteer fire department. He was a writer, publisher, diplomat and philanthropist. Franklin was the author, publisher and printer of Poor Richard’s Almanack. He invented bifocals, the lightning rod, the odometer, the wood burning stove and several other items still used today. Daylight Savings Time was Ben Franklin’s idea as well.
Is it any wonder that I would love to have met and known such a man?
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 | | He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else. - I love that one - A wonderful blog - thank you! |
| | |  | | He was an incredible man, I wish more young people would read up on him and others, like my favorite George Washington. Thanks for the wonderful info on this incredible man. |
| | |  | | Great post, Thumbs Up :) liked and tweeted :) |
| | |  | | What an incredible full life. Thanks for the consolidation and bringing this to light. Continued success to you Julie! |
| | |  | | Great blog, Julie. I agree with you, Ben Franklin was an amazing man, in wisdom and accomplishment. Thanks for sharing your blog. |
| | |  | | I'm glad so many people share my admiration of Ben Franklin. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. |
| | |  | | Great blog Julie, it's good to know someone else loves history. I am quite familiar with Ben, and you're definitely right ...he was quite a guy! A like, tweet, Facebook share and a bump for you my friend. Jack |
| | |  | | Excellent blog post Julie. I too have long admired Franklin. It great to see it in words. |
| | |  | | Thanks for the history lesson. Yes, I agree... Mr. Franklin knew how to turn a phrase. He was definitely wise before he got old. |
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