TEN BRILLANTLY WISE SAYINGS FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN That You Have Probably Never Heard Of

Benjamin Franklin is well known for his quick wit and wise sayings that sum up profound truths and life advice in just a few words…

THE DAWNING LIGHT Volume 7, Number 358 Sunday July 23, 2023

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I have gleaned these ten short sayings from Benjamin Franklin’s writings and set them in verse form because this makes their message clearer to the eye and the heart.

These sayings are all diamonds of flashing insight…and do what great quotes are meant to do, which is to energize and illuminate your mind…

Please let me know which ones have ignited something higher in your mind…

And feel free to share any of your favorite quotes of his or other brillant mind by leaving them in the comments!

MAKING OF A MAN

“Reading makes a full man,
Meditation a profound man,
Discourse a clear man…”



A RIGHT HEART EXCEEDS ALL

“Great beauty,
Great strength
And great riches are
Really and truly
Of no great use—
A right heart exceeds all.”


DILIGENCE

“Diligence is the mother
Of good luck.”


LOVE YOUR ENEMIES

“Love your enemies, 
For they tell you your faults.”

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WELL DONE

“Well done is better
Than well said.”

A TRUE FRIEND

“A true friend is 
The best possession.”

LIVE WELL

“Wish not so much
To live long,
But to live well.”

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LIVE IN PEACE

“He that would live in peace
And at ease,
Must not speak all he knows
Or judge all he sees….”

TRUTH

“The sting of a reproach
Is the truth of it.”

LIFE IS TIME

“Do you love life?
Then do not squander time,
For that is the stuff
Life is made of.”

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Original Revelation and Calligraphy by Chinmayan

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