newspaper and popular magazine. He became well known for sayings that are still
repeated today, such as: “Honesty is the best policy”; “Time is money”; and “A penny
saved is a penny earned.”
Many of his inventions are also still used today - bifocal glasses, swim fins, and the
Franklin wood stove, for example. He studied science, and became world-famous for his
experiments that helped prove that lightning carried electricity.
Franklin was well known for his charitable work - creating a library, a fire department,
and a public insurance company. He also got involved in politics, fought for American
independence, and represented the United States in England and France. Back home, he
helped to write the U.S. Constitution.
But, of all these accomplishments, Ben Franklin was most proud of one thing: improving
himself every day.
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