“I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up.” — Benjamin Franklin · widely attributed
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” — Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard's Almanack, 1735
“I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.” — Benjamin Franklin · Poor Richard's Almanack, attributed