15 Quotes by Ben Franklin That Will Change Your Life.

John Cousins
February 7, 2023
1 min read
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash

We are all familiar with the names of the wealthiest Americans today, like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett, but who was the richest American in the late 1700s?

Ben Franklin.

He was the Jeff Bezos of the eighteenth century.

Ben Franklin was the richest man in America.

That surprised me when I first heard it. I guess it shouldn’t have as Ben’s visage graces the one hundred dollar bill, and a slang term for cash is Benjamins.

Ben Franklin started life with no money, and by 1785, he was the richest person in America. Ben Franklin still ranks as one of the 100 wealthiest Americans, adjusted for inflation, of all time.

His advice on creating wealth is well worth considering.

Every day presents us with the opportunity of making those slight changes that would make all the difference. I hope you find an inflection point or two among the following gems.

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