“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
Author
Benjamin Franklin
1706–1790112 quotes
was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, forger and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster General.
More from Benjamin Franklin
“Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.”
“Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.”
“There was never a good war, or a bad peace.”
“Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good.”
“Human felicity is produced not as much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day.”
“Necessity never made a good bargain.”
“Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed too severe, seldom executed.”
“A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.”
“There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.”
“It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.”
“The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.”
“A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.”
“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”
“I should have no objection to go over the same life from its beginning to the end: requesting only the advantage authors have, of correcting in a second edition the faults of the first.”
“If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.”
“Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.”
“Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.”
“Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.”
“Nine men in ten are would be suicides.”
“He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.”
“There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.”
“If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.”
“Remember that credit is money.”