Well done is better than well said.
Poor Richard's Almanack (1737)
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Benjamin Franklin quotes
1706-1790 ยท Scientists and inventors
American founding father, scientist, inventor and publisher of Poor Richard's Almanack.
10 quotes, 10 traced to where Franklin said or wrote them.
Lost time is never found again.
Poor Richard's Almanack (1748)
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.
Poor Richard's Almanack (1746; repeated 1757)
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Poor Richard's Almanack (1736)
Little strokes fell great oaks.
Poor Richard's Almanack (1750)
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?
Poor Richard's Almanack (1750)
Who is wise? He that learns from every one. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content.
Poor Richard's Almanack (1755)
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
Poor Richard's Almanack (1735)
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Poor Richard's Almanack (1735)
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy (1789)