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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“Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off…”
- Author
- Benjamin Franklin
- Work
- Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Year
- 1791
- Chapter / part
- Industry
- Length
- 14 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #20203
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