- By Priyanka Munshi
- Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:31 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Benjamin Franklin Birth Anniversary 2025: Today, January 17, is widely celebrated as the birthday of Benjamin Franklin. This special day honors Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s most brilliant minds and a Founding Father of the United States. His incredible contributions to the world continue to inspire generations. Benjamin Franklin was a true polymath—he was a scientist, inventor, diplomat, writer, and philosopher. His remarkable ideas helped shape the foundations of modern society.
Moreover, his inventions, such as the lightning rod and bifocal glasses, showcased his innovative spirit. Beyond his scientific achievements, his words of wisdom on life, success, and resilience have captured the hearts of millions. So today, on his birth anniversary, we have curated some of his amazing quotes that you must read.
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Uplifting Quotes By Benjamin Franklin
“He that can have patience can have what he will.”
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.”
“Honesty is the best policy.”
“Three may keep a secret if two of them are dead.”
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
“When you’re testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.”
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.”
“Well done is better than well said.”
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
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“Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.”
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
“Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.”
“When you are finished changing, you’re finished.”
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
“I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”
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“Genius without education is like silver in the mine.”
“The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.”
“Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.”