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“ How much more than necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says. ”

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Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.

~ Benjamin Franklin

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He that can have patience can have what he will.

~ Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Determination Inspirational Patience

Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.

~ Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin Inspirational Proverb

Were I a Roman Catholic, perhaps I should on this occasion vow to build a chapel to some saint, but as I am not, if I were to vow at all, it should be to build a light-house.[Letter to his wife, 17 July 1757, after narrowly avoiding a shipwreck; often misquoted as Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.]

~ Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin 1757 Churches Inspirational Lighthouse