Benjamin Franklin quotes, with sources
Founding Father, printer, scientist, and author of Poor Richard's Almanack. Here are 4 short quotes by Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), each with the work it comes from, drawn from 4 sources.
Well done is better than well said.
Lost time is never found again…
Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.
There never was a good war or a bad peace.
Sources
- Letter to Josiah Quincy, 11 September 1783
- Poor Richard's Almanack, 1737
- Poor Richard's Almanack, 1756
- The Way to Wealth (preface to Poor Richard Improved) (1758)
Themes
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