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The Way to Wealth - Benjamin Franklin (The best business book is also the shortest)
Benjamin Franklin’s The Way to Wealth was first published in 1758 as a preface to Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac. It’s a summary of his previously published thoughts on how to succeed in business (and, I’d say, life).
It’s chock full of astute observations such as:
Creditors have better memories than debtors
If you want to be wealthy, think of saving as well as earning
A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees
If you want to know the value of money, go try to borrow some
Buy what you do not need, and soon you will sell your necessities
It’s easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it
Experience keeps an expensive school, but fools will learn in no other
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two different things
Keep your shop and your shop will keep you
...and so on.
And if you’ve ever wondered where “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” and “There are no gains without pains” came from, now you know.
Read Now: Way to Wealth - Benjamin Franklin10 Great Quotes To Celebrate Benjamin Franklin On His Birthday
Benjamin Franklin is today remembered both as a great American statesman and as the scientist who flew a kite with a key in a thunderstorm. But for many Americans, Franklin is most affectionately recalled for his witty remarks and pithy proverbs. To help celebrate his 306th birthday on January 17, 2012, here are 10 favorite Franklin quotes.
1. Living a moral life
"A good conscience is a continual Christmas."
2. Staying calm
"Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One."
3. The importance of monetary responsibility
"A penny saved is a penny earned."
4. War
"All wars are follies, very expensive and mischievous ones."
5. Keeping your nose out of others' business
"He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face."
6. Arranged marriages
"Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriages."
7. The uncertainty of life
"But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
8. Liberties
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
9. Keeping secrets
"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
10. Sleeping
"Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
This post originally appeared at The Christian Science Monitor.
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