Benjamin Franklin Quotes

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.

Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.

He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.

All would live long, but none would be old.

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure.

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

He that can have patience can have what he will.

Energy and persistence conquer all things.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.

God heals, and the doctor takes the fees.

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.

All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.

Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

He that`s secure is not safe.

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.

I didn`t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong

Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.

He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise.

Life`s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

Applause waits on success.

A virtuous heretic shall be saved before a wicked Christian

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgement.

Originality is the art of concealing your sources

Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

He that cannot obey, cannot command.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.

Fatigue is the best pillow

Creditors have better memories than debtors.

Vice knows she`s ugly, so puts on her mask

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.

Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.

When in doubt, don`t.

Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.

Deny Self for Self`s sake

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

The most exquisite folly is made of wisdom too fine spun

Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Despair ruins some, presumption many

Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge

Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.

Happiness consists more in the small conveniences of pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.

God helps those who help themselves.

Drive thy business, let not that drive thee.

The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it

Search others for their virtues, thy self for thy vices

Force shites upon Reason`s Back.

He that can have Patience, can have what he will

Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Leisure is time for doing something useful; this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but the lazy man never

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What`s a sundial in the shade?

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

Those things that hurt, instruct.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

Little boats should keep near shore

Necessity never made a good bargain

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

You may delay, but time will not.

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.