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Excerpt from Benjamin Franklin
He took hold of whatever he did, that he might work out some tangible result. Nothing came to him by luck, but everything through labor. His instinctive modesty was only paralleled by his ad mirable self-possession. NO man was ever more wil ling to keep himself out Of sight, if by that means the cause could be helped on. He sought only stable things; and reputation followed as a matter Of course._ His clearness and coolness Of judgment made him widely sought after as an adviser; and, if he Offered a doubt, it was called one Of Frank lin's portents, which led men to pause and re?ect a little longer.
This is by no means a summary Of his varied character, but a mere hint Of the sterling ore which lay beneath.
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