- By Priyanka Munshi
- Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:54 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Benjamin Franklin Birth Anniversary: Today, January 17, 17 people from all across the globe are celebrating this special day. The anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth is important because it honors the life of one of the founding fathers and greatest thinkers of the United States. He was born on January 17, 1706. Franklin made contributions to science, literature, politics, and other spheres. His statesmanship was instrumental in the framing of the U.S. Constitution, and his inventive genius is responsible for the creation of the lightning rod and bifocals. The occasion to commemorate Benjamin Franklin's birth anniversary offers a chance to consider the principles of hard work, inventiveness, and civic duty that he espoused.
Not only that, but it also acts as a reminder of the lasting influence his beliefs and deeds had on the development of the US and motivates others to seek knowledge and further societal progress.
So here we have curated the most inspiring and motivational quotes that you must share with your friends and family.
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“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.”
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“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.”