Who said, "He that lives upon hope, dies farting."

Franklin published this one in his 1736 Poor Richard's Almanac at the peak of his efforts to promote industrious living,

Dinner was the main, mid-day meal in Colonial America and work assured a full belly more than luck, in Franklin's view. Thus, a person who lived only on hope -- of either the generosity of others or spontaneously generating food -- would only have air in his or her digestive system,

In fact, Franklin hinted that this attitude was fatal and those that held it died with only air in their bellies. In 1758, Franklin republished the quip as 'He that lives upon hope, dies fasting' but both tell the same story. In sum, however, this is an actual Franklin quote."