Benjamin Franklin is well known for his insightful maxims, especially with regard to frugality and industriousness. His sayings still stand the test of time. Here are ten favorites:
1. Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
2. Wise men learn by others' harms, fools scarcely by their own.
3. Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue: 'tis hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
4. He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
5. Rather go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
6. For age and want, save while you may; No morning sun lasts a whole day.
7. Diligence is the mother of good luck.
8. Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
9. Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
10. Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
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