More That a Few of My Favorite Benjamin Franklin Quotes

 

"Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight."

"There is no good war or bad Peace."

"Beer is proof that god wants us to be happy."

"Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack."

"Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, fools that don't have brains enough to be honest."

"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."

"Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn."

"How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them."

"Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise."

"Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood."

"If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect."

"My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconvenience, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension."

"Humility makes great men twice honorable."

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man."

"I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong."

"Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation."

"If you want something done, ask a busy person."

"A place for everything, everything in its place."

 "The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty."

 "People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both."

 "Without justice, courage is weak."

"Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to god."

"He that speaks much, is much mistaken."

"The constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."

"The Doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance."

"A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle."

"The doors of wisdom are never shut."

 "The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason."

"He that cannot obey, cannot command."

 A Few of My Favorite Quotes About Money from Benjamin Franklin

 "Tis against some men's principle to pay interest, and seems against others interest to pay the principle."

 "The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade."

"Industry pays debts, while despair increases them."

 "A penny saved is a penny earned."

"Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants."

"Remember that credit is money."

"No gains without pains." 

 "The poor have little; beggars, none; the rich, too much; enough, not one."

 "Plow deep while sluggards sleep."

"If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas." 

A Few of My Favorite Quotes About Taking Action from Benjamin Franklin

"Lose no time; be always employed in something useful."

 "For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned."

 "Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today."

"By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still."

"Well done is better than well said."

 "He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."

"When you are good to others, you are best yourself."

"All Mankind is divided into three classes; those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move."

"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

We All Take Baby Steps Everyday

We are all going somewhere. The problem seems to be where we are going. Most of the time a day goes by and we have taken a baby step in one direction…then the next day, we take a baby step in another direction. 

That's going nowhere fast. That's exactly how you got where you are today…one baby step at a time. 

There's an old saying, "Those who fail to plan, plan to fail".

You certainly need to know where you want to go before you can get there. The only place you will arrive is "nowhere-city" without a plan…a well-thought-out, written-down-in-black-and-white plan….a roadmap to success.

First Baby Step

Decide exactly what your long term goal is…no maybes, or ifs. Write it down in one short sentence. "I want a successful online business", "I want to be able to send my kids to college" are some examples.

Put one foot in front of the other and soon you'll be walking through the door you have decided to head for.

Second Baby Step

Map out the way that you can achieve that long term goal. Write down the baby steps it will take to get there. What you can do each day to make it all happen. 

Your list might start with, "Make an appointment with a financial planner" or "Get information about starting an online business". Make a plan to stick with for the long haul.

Baby Step Three

Start to put it into action, one baby step after another. A plan without the action to back it up is just a useless piece of paper. 

A Few of My Favorite Quotes About Dogs

"The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue" ~Anonymous Author

"You will never get the dog that you want, you'll always get the dog that you need" ~Cesar Millan (Dog and People Trainer)

“Dogs got personalit, personality goes a long way.”~Quentin Tarantino (Director, Actor, Writer)

“Hounds follow those who feed them.”~1st Chancellor of Germany

"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job." ~Franklin P. Jones

"Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen." ~Orhan Pamuk (Novelist)

“The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.” ~Stanley Coren (Phycalogy Professor)

"When an eighty-five-poundh mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad." ~Kristan Higgins (Novelist)

"Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling and emptiness we didn't ever know we had." ~Thom Jones (Writer)

"Having a dog will bless you with the happiest days of your life, and one of the worst days." ~Unknown

""I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source." ~Doris Day (Actress, Singer)

"Everyone thinks they have the best dog and none of them are wrong." ~W.R. Purche

“There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.” ~Benjamin Franklin

"Happiness is a warm puppy." ~Charles Shultz (Cartoonist of Peanuts)

"Some things just fill your heart without trying" ~Unknown

"Home is where someone runs to greet you." ~Unknown

"My dog isn't spoiled. I'm just not well trained." ~Unknown

"You can't buy love but you can rescue it." ~Unknown

"Money can find you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail." ~Unknown

“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” ~Andy Rooney (Radio & TV Writer)

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man." ~Mark Twain (Writer, Entrepreneur)

“A dog can’t think that much about what he’s doing, he just does what feels right.” ~Barbara Kingsolver (Novelist, Poet)

"My dog doesn't worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn't get her breakfast, but she doesn't sit around worrying about whether she will get fulfilled or liberated or enlightened. As long as she gets some food and a little affection, her life is fine." ~Joko Beck (Zen Teacher)

"If you want to have a good life, you should focus on your family, on your business, on your dog, on your fun, and you'll have a good life." ~Adam Carolla (Actor, Author) 

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”~Roger Caras (Author, TV Personality)

“Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.” ~Sigmund Freud (Australian neurologist)

"It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them." ~John Grogan (Journalist)

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Quotes To Help You Save Money

Gain insight on the money saving attitudes and habits of successful people from around the world. These are a few of my favorite quotes about saving money, they have helped me realize the importance of saving and form good money saving habits.

"Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after savings." ~ Warren Buffett

Saving is very important and it's part of paying yourself first. This is why 401ks work so well, your savings gets taken out of your paycheck before you have a chance to spend it all.

"Beware of little expenses: a small leak will sink a great ship." ~ Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin also said "A penny saved is a penny earned"

"It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits." ~ Charles A. Jaffe

It's not money that matters, it's how you use it that determines its true value. By keeping a budget and saving we are telling the universe that we respect and value this energy that is money which will cause the universe to allow more to flow into our lives.

"Save money and money will save you." ~ Jamaican Proverb

Most people don't even create a monthly budget, if you don't budget then I suggest learning how to create one every month using a spreadsheet like excel or google sheets. Google sheets has premade budget templates and you can even do a search and use other pre-made budget templates that people use and have shared.

"Money in the bank is like toothpaste in the tube. Easy to take out, hard to put back. ~ Earl Wilson

 In ways, actually sitting down and budgeting can be a lot like going to the dentist. You know you should do it but you don't really want to.

"I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money." ~ Pablo Picasso

If you think about it, wealth is everywhere. We just have to open our eyes to the money making and money saving opportunities all around us!

"Life can be beautiful. It doesn't have to be expensive." ~ Christine Louise Hohlbaum 

 If you want to feel rich, count the things that you have that money can't buy.

"You must gain control over your money, or the lack of it will forever control you." ~ Dave Ramsey 

Dave Ramsey offers a free budgeting solution at his website EveryDollar.com it helps you plan, keep track, and stick to a budget.

"He who does not economize will have to agonize." ~ Confucius

Another free budgeting software that works for a lot of people is Mint.com which I use myself.

"Whenever you save water and power, you're definitely saving money down the road." ~ Craig Peterson

I always make sure not to leave on lights, fix leaking faucets, and not leave the AC when it's unneeded. I would love to install some solar panels on my roof.

"Organization isn't about perfection, it's about efficiency, reducing stress and clutter, saving time and money and overall quality of life." ~ Christina Scalise

If you are always trying to do things perfect the first time you will always have trouble actually doing it. Just get started and learn how to perfect it as you go along.

"Saving and spending, holding back and letting go start very early in our lives. Stingy people have often been forced to give when they were very, very young, when they weren't ready. Generous people have often been really appreciated when they were very young." ~ Fred Rogers

Attitudes about money and generosity are instilled in us as children but it is never too late to change our attitude about money. I Hope these quotes also help inspire you to become a better saver!