evidence: An image shared on Facebook claims that founding father Benjamin Franklin said, "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." The Daily Caller found no evidence that Franklin originated the saying. [...] Blaine McCormick, a professor at Baylor University and author of "Ben Franklin: America’s Original Entrepreneur," noted that the statement did not sound "Colonial" in a 2015 press release, in which he also debunked a number of other quotes from Franklin.