“A man being sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps through fear of being thought to have but little.”
Benjamin Franklin
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“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Beware of little expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of.”
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“Any man more right than his neighbors, constitutes a majority of one already.”
— Henry David Thoreau Primary source“There is no little enemy.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“No man ever was glorious who was not laborious.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Remember that Time is Money.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary sourcePride Money Frugality Generousity