One today is worth two tomorrows.
Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758)
One today is worth two tomorrows.
Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758)
What it means
Tomorrow is uncertain; today is in your hands. Franklin adds: never leave till tomorrow what you can do today. Use this one.
The source
"One today is worth two tomorrows." Benjamin Franklin said it in The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758). Written in English: Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing.
"One to-day is worth two to-morrows"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 "One today is worth two tomorrows." mean?
- Tomorrow is uncertain; today is in your hands. Franklin adds: never leave till tomorrow what you can do today. Use this one.
- Who said "One today is worth two tomorrows."?
- Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790). Source: The Way to Wealth (Poor Richard Improved, 1758).
- What is the original wording?
- One to-day is worth two to-morrows (Original English (Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing)). Written in English: Franklin's Way to Wealth, 1805 London printing.
- Is "One today is worth two tomorrows." on a shirt?
- Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.
Cite this line
"One today is worth two tomorrows." (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/one-today-is-worth-two-tomorrows
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