Thread: who wrote this?

here is a qoute I read today.
" Si no queres, perderte en el olvido, tan pronto como estés muerto y corrompido, o bien escribe cosas dignas de leerse o bien haz cosas dignas de escribirse.. " I believe it was Franklin, is this right?

Do you have the english version of this text?

I think should be "corrupto" instead of "corrompido".....

corrompido está bien...el cadáver se corrompe,
corrupto es de corrupción...el político corrupto...
not sure about the author but franklin does not ring a bell