Love life? Then don't squander time. That is what life is made of.
Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758)
Love life? Then don't squander time. That is what life is made of.
Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758)
What it means
Life is not made of days in general but of hours you actually use. Wasting time is wasting life itself. If you love living, guard your hours.
The source
"Love life? Then don't squander time. That is what life is made of." Benjamin Franklin said it in The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758). Written in English: Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing.
"dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of"Original English (Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing), The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758). Text read at gutenberg.org.
Who said it
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790). Printer, inventor and American founder who published Poor Richard's Almanack for 25 years. The Way to Wealth (1758) gathers its best sayings.
Questions
- What does "Love life? Then don't squander time. That is what life is made of." mean?
- Life is not made of days in general but of hours you actually use. Wasting time is wasting life itself. If you love living, guard your hours.
- Who said "Love life? Then don't squander time. That is what life is made of."?
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790). Source: The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758).
- What is the original wording?
- dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of (Original English (Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing)). Written in English: Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing.
- Is "Love life? Then don't squander time. That is what life is made of." on a shirt?
- Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 6 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.
Cite this line
"Love life? Then don't squander time. That is what life is made of." (Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758), trans. Original English (Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing)). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/love-life-then-dont-squander-time-that-is
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