Benjamin Franklin wrote his own epitaph. Here it is:

The body of
 B. Franklin, Printer
 (Like the Cover of an Old Book)

Its Contents torn Out
And Stript of its Lettering and Gilding)

Lies Here, Food for Worms.
But the Work shall not be Lost;
For it will (as he Believ'd) Appear once More
In a New and More Elegant Edition
Revised and Corrected
By the Author.

B. Franklin Aug 31 1776