“The man who is good at making an excuse, is seldom good at any thing else.”
Benjamin Franklin
Liber Facetiarum: Being a Collection of Curious and Interesting Anecdotes (Secondary source)
A collection of anecdotes, including Benjamin Franklin’s quote on excuses.
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