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Benjamin Franklin asks his friend to "pay it forward"

1/6/2013

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The concept was rediscovered and described by Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Benjamin Webb dated April 25, 1784:
I do not pretend to give such a deed; I only lend it to you. When you [...] meet with another honest Man in similar Distress, you must pay me by lending this Sum to him; enjoining him to discharge the Debt by a like operation, when he shall be able, and shall meet with another opportunity. I hope it may thus go thro' many hands, before it meets with a Knave that will stop its Progress. This is a trick of mine for doing a deal of good with a little money. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_it_forward

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Sprice Drury link
8/7/2013 08:27:30 pm

I truly believe in kindness it goes a long way you never know what a person needs or what is really going on underneath the facade

Pay it Forward
with love and kindness
and trust it will come back to you someday when you really need it

Sprice Drury

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