Thread: Benjamin Franklin quote on shaving.

Probably been posted before but nevertheless interesting.

He was a wise man. I think I remember more quotes and teachings of his than any other person from the era.

Another Franklin's quote:

'To be intimate with a foolish friend, is like going to bed with a razor".


“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

Same guy who wrote "Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" and "Fart Proudly".

And "Well done is better than well said."



"Time is money."

"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing."

Originally Posted by Martin103

"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing."

Or just behave really really bad but I prefer the other way!

Many historical figures have been mythologized to the point that what we now think of them is completely out of whack with what their reality was. But I think Franklin was such a fascinatingly interesting, prolific, brilliant, and just plain cool man that even with all the hype, we still have a way to go before the myth surpasses reality. He was a one-off for sure.