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Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth
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Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Human felicity is produc'd not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.
Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
…one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan, and, cutting off all amusements or other employments that would divert his attention, makes the execution of that same plan his sole study and business.
Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
…tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it…
Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
…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