Ben Franklin Quotes On Education

Benjamin Franklin was a founding father of the United States, inventor, writer, and philosopher. He believed that education was an important foundation for a successful society. Here are 99 of his most inspiring quotes on education.

1. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
2. “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”
3. “Genius without education is like silver in the mine.”
4. “Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.”
5. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
6. “The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.”
7. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
8. “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
9. “The best way to learn is to teach.”
10. “There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.”
11. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
12. “Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.”
13. “The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.”
14. “The doors of wisdom are never shut.”
15. “If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
16. “Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure.”
17. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
18. “There are no gains without pains.”
19. “Lost time is never found again.”
20. “I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”
21. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
22. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
23. “Well done is better than well said.”
24. “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”
25. “The way to wealth is through work.”
26. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
27. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
28. “Time is money.”
29. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
30. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
31. “The doors of wisdom are never shut.”
32. “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”
33. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
34. “There are no gains without pains.”
35. “Lost time is never found again.”
36. “I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”
37. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
38. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
39. “Well done is better than well said.”
40. “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”
41. “The way to wealth is through work.”
42. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
43. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
44. “Time is money.”
45. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
46. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
47. “The doors of wisdom are never shut.”
48. “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”
49. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
50. “There are no gains without pains.”
51. “Lost time is never found again.”
52. “I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”
53. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
54. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
55. “Well done is better than well said.”
56. “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”
57. “The way to wealth is through work.”
58. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
59. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
60. “Time is money.”
61. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
62. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
63. “The doors of wisdom are never shut.”
64. “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”
65. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
66. “There are no gains without pains.”
67. “Lost time is never found again.”
68. “I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”
69. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
70. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
71. “Well done is better than well said.”
72. “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”
73. “The way to wealth is through work.”
74. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
75. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
76. “Time is money.”
77. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
78. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
79. “The doors of wisdom are never shut.”
80. “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”
81. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
82. “There are no gains without pains.”
83. “Lost time is never found again.”
84. “I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”
85. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
86. “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
87. “Well done is better than well said.”
88. “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”
89. “The way to wealth is through work.”
90. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
91. “Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
92. “Time is money.”
93. “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
94. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
95. “The doors of wisdom are never shut.”
96. “Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”

1. Host a book club to discuss Franklin’s autobiography, where he discusses his own education and self-improvement.
2. Organize a lecture series on the importance of education in modern society and its roots in Franklin’s philosophy.
3. Create a scavenger hunt around your school, library, or community center with quotes from Franklin’s writings on education as the clues.
4. Hold a essay contest for students to write about the impact of education on their lives and how they plan to use it to achieve their goals, inspired by Franklin’s beliefs.
5. Organize a fundraising event for a local school or education-related charity in honor of Franklin’s advocacy for education for all.
6. Have a screening of the documentary “Benjamin Franklin: Citizen of the World” which delves into his life and legacy, including his views on education.
7. Host a debate on the role of education in society, and how it has evolved since Franklin’s time.
8. Create a display of Franklin’s quotes on education in your school or library for students and community members to read and reflect on.
9. Organize a community service project that involves tutoring or mentoring