Happy Birthday Ben Franklin, thanks for the stove

1706 Benjamin Franklin was born. American diplomat, publisher, inventor, etc. Among his inventions were the Franklin stove and bifocal eyeglasses. He also published 'Poor Richard's Almanac.'

Quotes:

• An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
• Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.
• Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
• Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
• Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
• Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
• Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.
• Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
• He that can have patience can have what he will.
• He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
• He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
• Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
• Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
• Well done is better than well said.
• Fish and visitors smell in three days.
• To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.

I heard he liked to hang out in coffee shops.?

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