{"title":"Well Done — Benjamin Franklin","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"well-done-franklin-philosophy-journal","title":"\"Well Done\" — Franklin Philosophy Journal","description":"\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Franklin printed the first issue of \u003cem\u003ePoor Richard's Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e in 1732 under the pen name Richard Saunders. Saunders was a fictional astrologer who dispensed sharp, unpretentious wisdom to working colonists who had little patience for empty promises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Well done is better than well said\" was exactly the kind of maxim his readers lived by: brief, blunt, and earned through calluses rather than compliments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA journal built around that idea isn't decorative — it's a place to keep score on the only things that actually count.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Well done is better than well said\" was exactly the kind of maxim his readers lived by.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA journal for people who already know the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Well done is better than well said.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoor Richard's Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e, 1737\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFranklin didn't waste words. He acted. This journal is for the people who finish what they start. Who ship the thing. Who do the work while others are still talking about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranklin was a printer before he was a founding father — a man who understood that type is argument made visible. The quote splits into two registers on purpose: the imperative and the excuse, each given a different visual voice so the hierarchy is felt before it's read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWELL DONE doesn't just precede \u003cem\u003ewell said\u003c\/em\u003e — it outranks it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design doesn't illustrate the point. It makes it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Journal\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e80 lined, cream-colored pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack hard cover, 5.5 x 8.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElastic closure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack ribbon page marker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpandable back inner cover pocket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStarted 10 projects and finished 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWished you followed through more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKnown you're capable of more than you've shown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is your reset.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBenjamin Franklin, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1706–1790, Boston-born, Philadelphia-built — printer, inventor, diplomat, and one of the framers of the American republic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHe taught himself to write by copying essays from \u003cem\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/em\u003e, and never attended college\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished \u003cem\u003ePoor Richard's Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e annually from 1732 to 1758, selling roughly 10,000 copies a year — the bestselling publication in colonial America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe maxims in the \u003cem\u003eAlmanack\u003c\/em\u003e weren't original observations — Franklin curated, compressed, and sharpened sayings that were already in circulation. His genius was the edit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Well done is better than well said\" appeared in the 1737 edition, where it's been attributed to Franklin ever since\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrack your depth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40245110702174,"sku":"2650415_16952","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/well_done_black_journal_ben_franklin_quote.png?v=1775256728"},{"product_id":"well-done-franklin-philosophy-long-sleeve-tee","title":"Well Done — Franklin Philosophy Long Sleeve Tee","description":"\u003cp\u003eFranklin packed \u003cem\u003ePoor Richard's Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e with proverbs because he understood how ideas travel — not in speeches, but on the tongues of ordinary people going about their days. \"Well done is better than well said\" was written for people who had no patience for the alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Well done is better than well said.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoor Richard’s Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e, 1737\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranklin didn’t waste words. He acted. He was already living this when he wrote it — printer, inventor, scientist, diplomat, all before most people had settled on one thing. Talk is everywhere. Execution is rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tee is for the people who finish what they start.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWELL and DONE arrive large on the chest — but not the same. WELL is white; DONE is crimson. The contrast is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow them, IS BETTER THAN runs small in caps, a bridge. Then \u003cem\u003ewell said\u003c\/em\u003e drops in flowing script — the thing being measured against, given its own softer voice. Large quotation marks frame the whole composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFranklin was a printer before he was a founding father. He understood that how something is set changes what it means.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It’s For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople who never celebrate their wins. Those who finish hard work and immediately move to the next thing without pausing. Franklin’s reminder: track your progress honestly, acknowledge what you did right, then keep going.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWell done. Mean it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBenjamin Franklin, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1706–1790, Boston and Philadelphia — Founding Father, printer, inventor, diplomat, writer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated a daily self-improvement system tracking thirteen virtues and marked each day’s success or failure with brutal honesty — no excuses, no inflation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvented bifocals, the lightning rod, and the public lending library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever became president — the only Founding Father on US currency who didn’t\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize Chart (Bella + Canvas)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWidth (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLength (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSleeve (in)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eS\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e34\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2XL\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"XS","offer_id":42590883741790,"sku":"3958513_10093","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"S","offer_id":42590883774558,"sku":"3958513_10094","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":42590883807326,"sku":"3958513_10095","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":42590883840094,"sku":"3958513_10096","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":42590883872862,"sku":"3958513_10097","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2XL","offer_id":42590883905630,"sku":"3958513_10098","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/Well_Done_Franklin_Philosophy_Long_Sleeve_Tee_front.png?v=1782880307"},{"product_id":"well-done-franklin-philosophy-mug","title":"Well Done — Franklin Philosophy Mug","description":"\u003cp\u003eFranklin wrote this for working people — farmers, tradespeople, anyone who needed a calendar and something worth thinking about over breakfast. Seven words. One argument. He published it in 1737 and kept writing for twenty-five more years, but this is the line that still travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBenjamin Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Well done is better than well said.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoor Richard’s Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e, 1737\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFranklin published \u003cem\u003ePoor Richard’s Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e for twenty-five years. The readership was working people — farmers, tradespeople, anyone who needed a calendar and a reason to keep going. He wasn’t writing for posterity. He was writing for the morning. And this line — seven words, one argument — is still the sharpest thing he ever put in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gap between talking about a thing and doing it has always been easy to fill with noise. Franklin noticed. He wrote it down. Most mornings still need the reminder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWELL DONE lands large — the destination. \u003cem\u003ewell said\u003c\/em\u003e follows below it, given its own weight, its own presence. The contrast between them is the whole argument. Neither word is decoration. Every morning you pick this up, you read the verdict before you’ve done anything yet. That’s the design doing its job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/well-done-franklin-philosophy-long-sleeve\"\u003eWell Done Long Sleeve Tee\u003c\/a\u003e. More Franklin: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/collections\/benjamin-franklin\"\u003ebrowse the full Benjamin Franklin collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eYour Morning Standard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 oz — substantial. Not a collection piece.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossy black — quote shows clean on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-sided print — the quote wraps the mug. Lefties see it. Righties see it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDishwasher safe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrowave safe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It’s For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe one who holds themselves to a standard quietly. Not for praise. Not for acknowledgment. For the satisfaction of the thing itself. Someone who checks their own work honestly and already knows Franklin’s system — mark the days you earn it. Let the record speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarn the morning.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBenjamin Franklin, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived: 1706–1790, Boston and Philadelphia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinter by trade, scientist by obsession — invented the lightning rod, bifocals, and the public lending library before turning fifty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLargely self-educated; left formal school at ten and taught himself through books borrowed and bought over decades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNegotiated the French alliance that made the American Revolution viable — arguably the most consequential diplomatic mission in US history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe only Founding Father on US currency who never became president\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42623102025822,"sku":"6883302_9324","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/Well_Done_Franklin_Philosophy_Mug_front.png?v=1782880314"}],"url":"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/collections\/franklin-well-done.oembed","provider":"Quoteiac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}