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Quote by Benjamin Franklin from his Poor Richard Alamanac: This is a direct quote from Franklin's Poor Richard Almanac that he published from 1732 to 1758. The full quote 546 reads "The way to see by faith, is to shut the Eye of Reason. The morning daylight appears plainer when you put out your candle." You can see a scan of a 1914 collection on the Internet Archive here. (For more information see Poor Richard's Almanack Wikipedia page. For more details on Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father of the United States) see the wikipedia article here.
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