I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper.
Benjamin Franklin
Humor, Routine, Aging, Life, Perspective
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“The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.” Benjamin Franklin
Curiosity, Inquiry, Knowledge, Independence, Wisdom
Benjamin Franklin Curiosity, Inquiry, Knowledge, Independence, Wisdom“The way to wealth is as plain as the way to market. It depends chiefly on two words, industry and frugality: that is, waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality nothing will do, and with them everything.” Benjamin Franklin
Wealth, Industry, Frugality, Success, Financial Wisdom
Benjamin Franklin Wealth, Industry, Frugality, Success, Financial Wisdom“If time be of all things most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality, since lost time is never found again; and what we call time enough always proves little enough. Let us then be up and doing, and doing to a purpose; so by diligence shall we do more with less perplexity.” Benjamin Franklin
Time, Value, Productivity, Diligence, Purpose
Benjamin Franklin Time, Value, Productivity, Diligence, Purpose“At the working man’s house, hunger looks in but dares not enter.” Benjamin Franklin
Labor, Security, Perseverance, Provision, Contentment
Benjamin Franklin Labor, Security, Perseverance, Provision, Contentment“Great talkers should be cropt, for they’ve no need of ears.” Benjamin Franklin
Silence, Listening, Wisdom, Humility, Communication
Benjamin Franklin Silence, Listening, Wisdom, Humility, Communication“Vice knows she is ugly, so puts on her mask.” Benjamin Franklin
Vice, Deception, Morality, Appearance, Judgment
Benjamin Franklin Vice, Deception, Morality, Appearance, Judgment“Who judges best of a man, his enemies or himself?” Benjamin Franklin
Judgment, Introspection, Bias, Perception, Honesty
Benjamin Franklin Judgment, Introspection, Bias, Perception, Honesty“If you have time don’t wait for time.” Benjamin Franklin
Opportunity, Time, Action, Urgency, Seizing the Moment
Benjamin Franklin Opportunity, Time, Action, Urgency, Seizing the Moment“'Tis easy to see, hard to foresee.” Benjamin Franklin
Perception, Future, Caution, Wisdom, Awareness
Benjamin Franklin Perception, Future, Caution, Wisdom, Awareness“When men and women die, as poets sung, his heart's the last part moves, her last, the tongue.” Benjamin Franklin
Mortality, Love, Poetry, Gender, Reflection
Benjamin Franklin Mortality, Love, Poetry, Gender, Reflection“For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.” Benjamin Franklin
Efficiency, Organization, Productivity, Planning, Success
Benjamin Franklin Efficiency, Organization, Productivity, Planning, Success“A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.” Benjamin Franklin
Empire, Governance, Fragility, Strategy, Power
Benjamin Franklin Empire, Governance, Fragility, Strategy, Power“Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75.” Benjamin Franklin
Life, Existence, Fulfillment, Purpose, Awareness
Benjamin Franklin Life, Existence, Fulfillment, Purpose, Awareness“The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise.” Benjamin Franklin
Criticism, Attention, Flaws, Humility, Noise
Benjamin Franklin Criticism, Attention, Flaws, Humility, Noise“A man in a passion, rides a mad horse.” Benjamin Franklin
Anger, Control, Emotion, Judgment, Wisdom
Benjamin Franklin Anger, Control, Emotion, Judgment, Wisdom“Hide not your talents, they for use were made, What’s a sundial in the shade?” Benjamin Franklin
Talents, Self-Expression, Potential, Opportunity, Growth
Benjamin Franklin Talents, Self-Expression, Potential, Opportunity, Growth“The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn’t make the biggest mistake of all—doing nothing.” Benjamin Franklin
Action, Mistakes, Progress, Effort, Growth
Benjamin Franklin Action, Mistakes, Progress, Effort, Growth“A penny saved is two pence clear.” Benjamin Franklin
Frugality, Saving, Economics, Financial Wisdom, Value
Benjamin Franklin Frugality, Saving, Economics, Financial Wisdom, Value