Like most people, I'm sure he said it because he believed it.
But he wasn't the first man to say it.
Henry de Bracton (English Jurist, b.1268) was.
The meaning, in brief, is that if we prevent a problem occurring in the first place, it will save a great deal more in time, effort and cost than it would in trying to repair the damage done later because we hadn't paid attention to possible problems earlier.
For example, in order to prevent or minimize the possibility of food poisoning, we take simple measures like washing our hands before meals and washing our food, if it's raw, or boiling it, if it has been long-standing lukewarm in order to kill potential bacteria, that will save a great deal more pain, time and effort than if we become ill as a result of neglecting those few simple, preventative measures.
Therefore, a little preparation to keep something from going wrong in the first place is better than having to do a lot of work to fix it once it breaks - better to prevent a problem from occurring than to fix it afterwards. Another example is that it's easier to ensure tires/tyres are properly inflated than to replace a blowout, and risk an accident, caused by low pressure.
Ben Franklin said that an ounce of prevention is greater than a pound of cure, because it is easier to prevent a disease/illness/medical problem than is it to cure it. That is as true today as it was in the 1770s. A lot of medical problems take a great effort to cure, and some are incurable. Prevention is the first answer to medical problems.
I believe that was in 1735, when he was trying to start a Fire Departmet in the city of Philadelphia.
This refers to it's easier to take steps to be healthy before an illness, than the cure necessary to get well after already becoming sick.
Depending on rarity and condition, they start around $1000 and up.
if it says .999 fine silver then its worth about 12 times 40 (480) if it says one troy pound and it looks silver then it is a plated fake and its worth 120
From September 1949 to November 1967 the exchange rate was fixed at GBP1 = USD2.80
a pound was worth 100 dollors
Benjamin Franklin - 'An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.'
Benjamin Franklin
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ~Benjamin Franklin
...is a pound earned, Benjamin Franklin
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Preparedness
An 'ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure' is the saying. It means that it normally takes less (an ounce) in time, resources to stop a problem from occurring than it does (a pound) to fix the problem after it has already occurred.
James D'Adamo has written: 'An ounce of prevention-- is worth a pound of cure' 'Just an ounce of prevention-- is worth a pound of cure' -- subject(s): Nutrition, Diet therapy, Naturopathy, Blood groups, ABO system, Diet
1 (an) Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure.
A. preparedness
Rule that usually works
Prevention does not have a price tag. It's value is intangable. However, there is one great saying that alot of people go buy, and it doesn't matter what field you are in."An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"Hope this helped!