"Diligence is the mother of good luck." ― Benjamin Franklin Topic(s): Good Tags: diligence, mother More From Benjamin Franklin "Half a truth is often a great lie." "Lost time is never found again." "Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." More In Good "Be sweet, be good, and honest always."― Emma Bunton "The infliction of cruelty with a good conscience is a delight to moralists. That is why they invented Hell."― Bertrand Russell "A good husband is never the first to go to sleep at night or the last to awake in the morning."― Honore de Balzac