“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise” – Benjamin Franklin
It was truly wise of the great American philosopher, Benjamin Franklin, to assert that retiring and rising early brings wellness, affluence, and wisdom. As a great inventor, scholar, and philosopher himself, Franklin must often have been tempted to stay awake late at night reading and writing and to rise later as a result. Thus he gave this proverb in warning to all who suffered similar temptations that they be not swayed by them. Indeed, I knew an undergraduate student who ignored this maxim, studying late into the night and rising in the afternoon. She awoke one day to find that she had lost all of her health, wealth, and wisdom and was reduced to surrendering her soul and becoming a consultant at Goldman Sachs to survive. Truly, going to bed early and rising early in the morning is as essential to success as learning how to read. Scientific studies attest that “morning people” are on average more successful than night owls. Even modern science recognizes the genius of Franklin’s wise remarks and recommends that we heed his most excellent counsel.
