“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“That is just it, work is my element; I was born and made for it. I have found the limits of my legs; I have found the limits of my eyes; but I have never been able to find the limits of my labour.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte Secondary source“In short, the Way to Wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the Way to Market. It depends chiefly on two Words, Industry and Frugality; i.e. Waste neither Time nor Money, but make the best Use of both. He that gets all he can honestly, and saves all he gets (necessary Expences excepted) will certainly become Rich.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Industry pays debts, despair increases them.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“The way to win is to work, work, work, work and hope to have a few insights. And you’re probably not going to be smart enough to find thousands in a lifetime. And when you get a few, you really load up. It’s just that simple.”
— Charlie Munger Primary source“Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“No man ever was glorious who was not laborious.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Sloth (like rust) consumes faster than labor wears. The used key is always bright.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Have you something to do tomorrow; do it today.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Be always ashamed to catch thyself idle.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“The busy man has few idle visitors; to the boiling pot the flies come not.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“All things are easy to industry, all things difficult to sloth.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“At the working man’s house hunger looks in but dares not enter.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
— Thomas Edison DisputedProductivity Work Life Time Sloth