Sir John Franklin

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    Treason doth never prosper: what’s the reason?
    For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
    Sir John Harington (1561–1612)

    O Lord! thou knowest how busy I must be this day: if I forget thee, do not thou forget me.
    Jacob, Sir Astley (1579–1652)

    If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it; but in the other case, he escapes the frequent vexation of waiting for barbers, and of their sometimes dirty fingers, offensive breaths, and dull razors.
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)