Series VI · Card 6 of 21 · THE COUNTING HOUSE

Beware of little expences; a small leak will sink a great ship.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN · THE WAY TO WEALTH · 1758

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Source

“The Way to Wealth” (1758), Poor Richard

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About the author

American polymath and Founding Father (1706–1790). Statesman, inventor, writer, and scientist whose aphorisms on thrift, time, and self-improvement endure to this day.

The question on the back

How many small leaks – of time, energy or money – do you know of in your life?