Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
Benjamin FranklinAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin, 1791 · Industry
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American writer, printer, scientist and statesman (1706–1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Author of Poor Richard’s Almanack and an autobiography published after his death.
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