If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be, as Poor Richard says, “the greatest prodigality'; since, as he elsewhere tells us, 'Lost time is never found again'; and 'What we call time enough always proves little enough'. Let us then up and be doing, and doing to the purpose; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid. - Benjamin Franklin
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
- Benjamin Franklin
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. - Benjamin Franklin
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
Proclaim not all though knowest, or all though owest. - Benjamin Franklin
Proclaim not all though knowest, or all though owest.
Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely. - Benjamin Franklin
Let thy maid servant be faithful, strong, and homely.
There seems to be three ways for a nation to acquire wealth: the first is by war...this is robbery; the second by commerce, which is generally cheati… - Benjamin Franklin
There seems to be three ways for a nation to acquire wealth: the first is by war...this is robbery; the second by commerce, which is generally cheati…
We can defer, yet time is most certainly not. - Benjamin Franklin
We can defer, yet time is most certainly not.
Never contradict anybody. - Benjamin Franklin
Never contradict anybody.
La pereza anda tan despacio que la pobreza no tarda en alcanzarla. - Benjamin Franklin
La pereza anda tan despacio que la pobreza no tarda en alcanzarla.
There are many roads to success, but only one sure road to failure; and that is to try to please everyone else. - Benjamin Franklin
There are many roads to success, but only one sure road to failure; and that is to try to please everyone else.
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