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Benjamin Franklin

Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were to die tomorrow.

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Benjamin Franklin is advising that you should put in long-term effort and dedication in your work, planning and acting with a mindset of having plenty of time ahead. At the same time, he suggests being deeply sincere and urgent in your prayers, as if your life could end at any moment.

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