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Attributed to Benjamin Franklin; not found in his writings

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No one has found this line in Franklin's writings. It was being printed as his by 1909, more than a century after his death, usually after another unverified line about a man who 'empties his purse into his head'. In 1989 the Library of Congress's dictionary of quotations, Respectfully Quoted, listed it as unverified. It suits him, though: Franklin left school at ten, taught himself by reading, and in 1731 helped found the Library Company of Philadelphia so that its members could share books.

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Benjamin Franklin'e atfedilir; yazılarında geçmez

Bu cümle Franklin'in yazılarında bulunamamıştır. Söz, ölümünden bir asırdan uzun süre sonra, en geç 1909'da onun adıyla basılıyordu; çoğu zaman da “kesesini kafasına boşaltan” adamla ilgili, yine doğrulanamamış başka bir sözün ardından gelir. ABD Kongre Kütüphanesi'nin 1989 tarihli alıntılar sözlüğü Respectfully Quoted da sözü doğrulanamamış olarak kaydeder. Yine de söz ona yakışır: Franklin on yaşında okulu bırakmış, okuyarak kendini yetiştirmişti. 1731'de, üyelerin kitaplarını paylaşabilmesi için Philadelphia Kütüphane Şirketi'nin kurulmasına öncülük etti.

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