Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin’s “The Way to Wealth”
Written by George Traganidas Topics: Articles, Habits, Personal Finance, Wealth BuildingCourteous Reader,
I have heard that nothing gives an author so great pleasure, as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors. This pleasure I have seldom enjoyed; for tho’ I have been, if I may say it without vanity, an eminent author of almanacs annually now a full quarter of a century, my brother authors in the same way, for what reason I know not, have ever been very sparing in their applauses; and no other author has taken the least notice of me, so that did not my writings produce me some solid pudding, the great deficiency of praise would have quite discouraged me.[…]
(0 comments)
Virtues by Benjamin Franklin
Written by George Traganidas Topics: HabitsBenjamin Franklin was a man of many roles – printer, author, philosopher, scientist, inventor, diplomat and politician to name a few. One of the most bold and arduous projects he undertook was to arrive at moral perfection. He wanted to live without committing any fault at any time and to conquer all that either natural inclination, custom or company might lead him into. As he knew, or thought he knew, what was right and wrong, he did not see why he might not always do the one and avoid the other.[…]
(0 comments)
Quotes Benjamin Franklin
Written by George Traganidas Topics: QuotesA countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
— Benjamin Franklin
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
— Benjamin Franklin
A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.
— Benjamin Franklin
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
— Benjamin Franklin
A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.
— Benjamin Franklin
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
— Benjamin Franklin
(0 comments)
Search
Topics
- Articles (26)
- Books (13)
- General (1)
- Goals (1)
- Guest Speakers (1)
- Habits (26)
- NLP (2)
- Options (18)
- Personal Finance (22)
- Presentations (7)
- Property Investing (11)
- Quotes (26)
- Seminars (2)
- Spread Betting (1)
- Stock Investing (52)
- Time Management (1)
- Wealth Building (47)
Interesting Links
Archives
- April 2017
- May 2016
- April 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- October 2015
- May 2015
- May 2014
- March 2014
- March 2013
- December 2012
- September 2012
- May 2012
- February 2012
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- June 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- October 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008