Ben Franklin

In one of his lighter moments, Benjamin Franklin penned his own epitaph. He didn't profess to be a born-again Christian, but it seems he must have influenced by Paul's teaching of the resurrection of the body. Here's what he wrote:

The Body of B. Franklin, PrinterLike the Cover of an old BookIts contents torn out,And stript of its Lettering and Guilding,Lies here, Food for Worms,But the Work shall not be wholly lost:For it will, as he believ'd,Appear once more In a new & more perfect Edition,

- Corrected and amended by the Author.