Advice to a Young Tradesman, 21. Juli 1748
Original engl.: "Remember that Time is Money. (..) In short, the Way to Wealth, if you desire it, is as plain as the Way to Market. It depends chiefly on two Words, Industry and Frugality; i.e. Waste neither Time nor Money, but make the best Use of both." franklinpapers.org http://franklinpapers.org/franklin/yale?vol=3&page=304a
ähnlich zuvor Francis Bacon: "Zeit ist der Arbeitsmesser, wie Geld der Warenmesser ist: und Arbeit wird teuer, wenn man nicht sehr eilt." zitiert in Büchmann :Geflügelte Worte, 26. Auflage 1920, S. 358 archive.org http://archive.org/stream/geflgelteworder00bogcuoft#page/358/mode/2up
Original engl.: "For time is the measure of business, as money is of wares; and business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch." - Of Dispatch (1620), in: The Essays Or Counsels, Civil And Moral gutenberg.org http://www.gutenberg.org/files/575/575-h/575-h.htm#2H_4_0025
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