Wisdom & Proverbs! Commonly misattributed
“Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.
— Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father and polymath
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- Benjamin Franklin
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- Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
- Attribution status
- ! Commonly misattributed
Not found in Franklin's writings; associated with a Chinese proverb and Peter Benenson (Amnesty International).
Photo: Basile Morin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · Portrait: Joseph-Siffred Duplessis (1725–1802) (Public domain)
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