“…stick to it steadily; and you will see great Effects, for Constant Dropping…”

…stick to it steadily; and you will see great Effects, for Constant Dropping wears away Stones, and by Diligence and Patience the Mouse ate in two the Cable; and Little Strokes fell great Oaks…

Benjamin Franklin The Way to Wealth, 1758

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Author: Benjamin Franklin
Source: The Way to Wealth
Type: book
Year: 1758
Locator: Preface to Poor Richard Improved (almanac for 1758); Writings, ed. Smyth, vol. III (1905), p. 411
Rights: Public domainPublic domain in the USCC0, no rights reservedProtected work, short quotation
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Spoken by Franklin's character Father Abraham, quoting Poor Richard; several of these maxims are older proverbs.

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Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790 · American printer, writer, scientist and diplomat; a Founding Father of the United States and author of Poor Richard's Almanack. Wikipedia