“Reading was the only amusement I allowed myself.”
Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Primary source)
A masterclass in self-invention, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin charts one man’s rise from obscurity to influence, offering timeless lessons in ambition, discipline, and civic virtue—written with wit, candor, and the unmistakable clarity of an original American mind.
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“Beware of little expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day.”
— 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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