The Way to Wealth: Ben Franklin on Money and Success

by Benjamin Franklin

We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing an abatement.

Remember that time is money. He that can earn ten shillings a day by his labor, and sits idle one half of that day, though he spends but sixpence during his diversion ought not to reckon that the only expense; he has really thrown away five shillings besides.