Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
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Franklin adopted a persona in the book, the narrator Poor Richard, whose personality changed over time from being rather foolish to being a quietly wise and humble philosopher, espousing adages such as "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
From Salon
Take, for example, Benjamin Franklin’s famous musings on the formula for success: “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
From Forbes
Benjamin Franklin is quoted to have said: "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."
From US News
Some of his maxims, like “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,” were so straightforward they needed little explanation then or now.
From Forbes
Acting in character, Mr. Sherry will answer questions, share Franklin’s enthusiasm for science — while warning children not to fly kites in thunderstorms — and impart some of his role model’s wisdom, like “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.”
From New York Times
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