{"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\/products\/well-done-franklin-philosophy-mug","provider":"Quoteiac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}