Inspiration Quotes By Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
1706 - 1790
US Author, Inventor

About Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman and diplomat. As a scientist he was a major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and a musical instrument. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania. He was an early proponent of colonial unity and as a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.



Enjoy this collection of famous quotes and sayings by Benjamin Franklin. Many of the sayings and expressions are inspirational in nature.

Well done is better than well said.
~Benjamin Franklin

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.
~Benjamin Franklin

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; and at 40 the judgment.
~Benjamin Franklin

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure.
~Benjamin Franklin

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
~Benjamin Franklin

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
~Benjamin Franklin

Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?
~Benjamin Franklin

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
~Benjamin Franklin

You may delay, but time will not.
~Benjamin Franklin

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
~Benjamin Franklin

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
~Benjamin Franklin

If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.
~Benjamin Franklin

To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
~Benjamin Franklin

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
~Benjamin Franklin

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
~Benjamin Franklin

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
~Benjamin Franklin

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
~Benjamin Franklin

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
~Benjamin Franklin

Wish not so much to live long as to live well.
~Benjamin Franklin

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
~Benjamin Franklin, from Best Love Sayings

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
~Benjamin Franklin

It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
~Benjamin Franklin

Never confuse motion with action.
~Benjamin Franklin

Glass, china and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.
~Benjamin Franklin

He that can have patience can have what he will.
~Benjamin Franklin

After three days men grow weary, of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy.
~Benjamin Franklin

Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
~Benjamin Franklin

All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
~Benjamin Franklin

Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
~Benjamin Franklin

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.
~Benjamin Franklin

One today is worth two tomorrows.
~Benjamin Franklin

The doors of wisdom are never shut.
~Benjamin Franklin

If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
~Benjamin Franklin, (more Cute Lovable Sayings)

Lost time is never found again.
~Benjamin Franklin

Energy and persistence conquer all things.
~Benjamin Franklin

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
~Benjamin Franklin

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen.
~Benjamin Franklin

Necessity never made a good bargain.
~Benjamin Franklin

Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.
~Benjamin Franklin

Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.
~Benjamin Franklin

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
~Benjamin Franklin

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
~Benjamin Franklin, a great graduation saying

It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
~Benjamin Franklin

After crosses and losses, men grow humbler and wiser.
~Benjamin Franklin

He that rises late must trot all day.
~Benjamin Franklin

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
~Benjamin Franklin

When in doubt, don't.
~Benjamin Franklin

If you would not be forgotten
As soon as you are dead and rotten,
Either write things worthy reading,
Or do things worth the writing.
~Benjamin Franklin

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
~Benjamin Franklin

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
~Benjamin Franklin

What you seem to be, be really.
~Benjamin Franklin

He that cannot obey, cannot command.
~Benjamin Franklin

We must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
~Benjamin Franklin

Inspirational Quotes By Henry Ford

Henry Ford
1863 - 1947
American Automobile Industrialist

About Henry Ford
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was the American founder of the Ford Motor Company and father of modern assembly lines used in mass production. His introduction of the Model T automobile revolutionized transportation and American industry. He was a prolific inventor and was awarded 161 U.S. patents. As owner of the Ford Company he became one of the richest and best-known people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism", that is, the mass production of large numbers of inexpensive automobiles using the assembly line, coupled with high wages for his workers. Ford had a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. Ford did not believe in accountants; he amassed one of the world's largest fortunes without ever having his company audited under his administration. Henry Ford's intense commitment to lowering costs resulted in many technical and business innovations, including a franchise system that put a dealership in every city in North America, and in major cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the Ford Foundation but arranged for his family to control the company permanently.



A collection of famous quotes by Henry Ford which are inspirational. We hope they give you insight to a great role model who achieved success against the odds.

Don't find fault, find a remedy.
~Henry Ford

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
~Henry Ford

Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
~Henry Ford

I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.
~Henry Ford

It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages.
~Henry Ford

Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service.
~Henry Ford

One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do.
~Henry Ford

Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
~Henry Ford

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.
~Henry Ford

Obstacles are those frightening things that become visible when we take our eyes off our goals.
~Henry Ford

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.
~Henry Ford

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.
~Henry Ford

There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.
~Henry Ford

Enthusiasm is the yeast that makes your hopes shine to the stars. Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eyes, the swing in your gait. The grip of your hand, the irresistible surge of will and energy to execute your ideas.
~Henry Ford

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
~Henry Ford

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
~Henry Ford

It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.
~Henry Ford

When I can't handle events, I let them handle themselves.
~Henry Ford

You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.
~Henry Ford

Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.
~Henry Ford

A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.
~Henry Ford

Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.
~Henry Ford

Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
~Henry Ford

Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
~Henry Ford

You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
~Henry Ford

My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.
~Henry Ford

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
~Henry Ford

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.
~Henry Ford

As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
~Henry Ford

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.
~Henry Ford

Inspiration Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson
1884 - 1962
American Human Rights Activist, Diplomat

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century. His teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid 1800s.

Emerson gradually moved away from the religious and social beliefs of his contemporaries, formulating and expressing the philosophy of Transcendentalism in his 1836 essay, Nature. As a result of this ground breaking work he gave a speech entitled The American Scholar in 1837, which Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. considered to be America's "Intellectual Declaration of Independence". Emerson once said "Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you."

Considered one of the great orators of the time, Emerson's enthusiasm and respect for his audience enraptured crowds. His support for abolitionism late in life created controversy, and at times he was subject to abuse from crowds while speaking on the topic, however this was not always the case. When asked to sum up his work, he said his central doctrine was "the infinitude of the private man."

Enjoy these famous quotes that are inspirational by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mr. Emersons quotes which are great for reflection

Hitch your wagon to a star.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The things taught in schools and colleges are not an education, but the means of education.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

All our progress is an unfolding, like the vegetable bud, you have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge, as the plant has root, bud and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A true friend is somebody who can make us do what we can.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Some books leave us free and some books make us free.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The glory of friendship is not in the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is in the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everybody keeps telling me how surprised they are with what I've done. But I'm telling you honestly that it doesn't surprise me. I knew I could do it.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and new.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

For each new morning with its light, for rest and shelter of the night, for health and food, for love and friends, for everything thy goodness sends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fear defeats more people than any other one thing in the world.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Every artist was first an amateur.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man's growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A friend is one before whom I may think aloud.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The only way to have a friend is to be one.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A great man is always willing to be little.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man in debt is so far a slave.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

All life is an experiment.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Earth laughs in flowers.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

The reward of a thing well done is having done it.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is not length of life, but depth of life.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

We acquire the strength we have overcome.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man is what he thinks about all day long.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Keep your friendships in repair.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Fate is nothing but the deeds committed in a prior state of existence.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

All mankind love a lover.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson