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I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'

Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1817). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.2
I would rather have it said, 'He lived usefully,' than, 'He died rich.'