Well done is better than well said. — Benjamin Franklin · Smartyfair

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Well done is better than well said. — Benjamin Franklin · Smartyfair

Well done is better than well said.

Benjamin Franklin1706–1790 · inventor · 1700s AmericaBenjamin Franklin was an inventor, writer, and one of America's founding fathers.12 quotes

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Doing the thing beats talking about the thing.

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What turned up: Poor Richard's Almanack, 1737
Work: Poor Richard's Almanack
Occasion: 1737
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