Benjamin Franklin

Printer, publicist, scientist, statesman, musician, inventor, and philanthropist. Est. 1706

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This is a portrait of my wife Deborah.

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We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.

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My profile picture is of me demonstrating lightning was electricity. #manofscience

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It is hard for an empty sack to stand upright.

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What an honor

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What an honor

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In 1736 I lost one of my sons at age 4 to small pox :(

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In 1733 I had begun to study languages, pursuing French, Latin, and Spanish.

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Education of young females is likely of more use to them than music or dancing in case of widowhood.

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In 1732 I first published my almanac under the name of Richard Saunders. I tried to make it entertaining and useful.

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Holding one of these in your hands Im sure is a good feeling. #$$$

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I entered upon the execution of this plan for self-examination and had the satisfaction of seeing my faults diminish.

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I made a little book in which I gave a page for each of the virtues and ruled them with red ink so as to have 7 columns

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My goal was to fix each one at a time and when I was a master of it, then proceed to another.

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AND humility (because twitter only allows me 140 characters of space for virtues)

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They were temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquillity, chastity

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Hey look @taylorswift13, your lucky number #13virtues

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At one point I proposed to myself 13 virtues that I found necessary or desirable.

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Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself. #bookworm

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The library gave me the means of improvement by constant study.