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Benjamin Franklin1706–1790

For the want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for the want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for the want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy, all for the want of care about a horseshoe nail.

Benjamin Franklin on success

Poor Richard’s Almanack

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A penny saved is a penny earned.
Preface, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1758)
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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
This was first used by Franklin for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its “Reply to the Governor” (November 11, 1755) Reply to the Governor
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Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
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I came, I saw, I conquered.
Julius Caesar100–44 BCInscription on the triumphal wagon reported in The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius, as translated by Robert Graves (1957).
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
LLaozi580–501 BCOften credited to Confucius
- Motivation & Goals
He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children.
BSBessie Anderson Stanley1879–1952Often credited to Ralph Waldo Emerson

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