309 years ago, on January 17th, 1706, Ben Franklin was born. Franklin was indeed an amazing individual. He is representative of individual accomplishment and a passion for life. He was the first and best known early-American Renaissance Man. He was an author, scientist, inventor, businessmen, printer, statesmen and diplomat (just to name a few). He also loved math, especially recreational math. He developed many original and unique magic squares.
Franklin published a yearly almanac, Poor Richards Almanack. This contained, among other things, many original quotes and sage advice. Today I would like to celebrate Franklin’s birthday by sharing some of my favorite Franklin quotations. There is no specific theme, just ones that I really like.
- “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
- “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
- “Lost time is never found again.”
- “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
- “Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
- “We are born ignorant, but we must work hard to remain stupid.”
- “Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain, and most fools do.”
- “Well done is better than well said.”
- “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
- “He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”
- “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwillng to learn.”
- “Never confuse motion with action.”
- “When in doubt, don’t.”
- “It’s easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.”
- “Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
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