Energy and persistence conquer all things. — Benjamin Franklin · Smartyfair

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Benjamin Franklin1706–1790 · inventor · 1700s AmericaBenjamin Franklin was an inventor, writer, and one of America's founding fathers who helped draft the Declaration of Independence — and was the only Founding Father to sign all four key documents of independence: the Declaration, the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris, and the Constitution.34 quotes

Source not found yetPerseverance1700s

In plain words

Keep your energy up and refuse to quit. That pair wins almost anything.

Look up a word

Where these words come from

How sure this is: 36% sureLots of sources credit Benjamin Franklin with this, and they agree with each other. The book or the speech it first came from hasn't turned up yet.
What turned up: widely attributed to Poor Richard's Almanack, no primary source found — absent from Franklin's Wikiquote page entirely, and a dedicated Poor Richard's-quotes compilation (benfranklinvirtues.com) lists it without any year/edition citation, unlike its neighboring properly-cited entries.
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026
benfranklinvirtues.comChecked using manual, 20 August 2026

Nothing made from these words yet — Storyfaire is where they get made.

More from Benjamin Franklin

Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.

Benjamin Franklin Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.

Benjamin Franklin Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.

Benjamin Franklin Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.

Benjamin Franklin Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.

Benjamin Franklin Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.

Benjamin Franklin

More on perseverance

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Confucius Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Lao Tzu Slow and steady wins the race.

Aesop Patience is the key to relief.Arabic proverb Drops of water hollow out a stone.

Ovid Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.