“He that can have patience can have what he will.”

— Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack (1736)

About Benjamin Franklin

1706 – 1790

American statesman, scientist, printer and writer, who published 'Poor Richard's Almanack' for many years.

“Well done is better than well said.”

“Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

“Thou canst not joke an Enemy into a Friend; but thou may'st a Friend into an Enemy.”

“Success always demands a greater effort.”

“Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.”

“Some virtues are only seen in affliction and some in prosperity.”

“Virtue has her heroes too / As well as Fame and Fortune.”

“Innocence most often is a good fortune and not a virtue.”

Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.

“You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.”