Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
BF Benjamin FranklinStatesman & inventor · 1706–1790What this quote means
Outcomes are shaped long before the moment arrives, in the quiet work of getting ready. Preparation is not separate from success; it is most of it.
Context
American statesman, inventor, and writer, a founder of the United States and a tireless advocate of practical self-improvement.
This line is among the quotes by Benjamin Franklin that readers return to on success — a small, portable reminder to carry into the morning.
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