The honest Man takes Pains, and then enjoys Pleasures; the knave takes Pleasure, and then suffers Pains. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Genius is the ability to hold one's vision steady until it becomes reality — Benjamin Franklin Ability Copy Share Image
The sun of liberty is set; you must light up the candle of industry and economy. — Benjamin Franklin Candle Copy Share Image
He is no clown that drives the plow, but he that doth clownish things. — Benjamin Franklin Clown Copy Share Image
Experience is a dear teacher, and only fools will learn from no other. — Benjamin Franklin Education Copy Share Image
If your riches are yours, why don't you take them with you to the other world? — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts! — Benjamin Franklin Birthday Copy Share Image
I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors. — Benjamin Franklin Books Copy Share Image
[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a… — Benjamin Franklin Citizen Copy Share Image
What is without us has no connection with happiness, only so far as the preservation of our lives and health depends upon… — Benjamin Franklin Connections Copy Share Image
Human happiness comes not from infrequent pieces of good fortune, but from the small improvements to daily life. — Benjamin Franklin Daily life Copy Share Image
I believe that Man is not the most perfect Being but One, rather that as there are many Degrees of Beings his… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Men's minds do not die with their bodies but are made more happy or miserable after this life according to their actions. — Benjamin Franklin Action Copy Share Image
Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“On the whole, sir, I can not help expressing a wish that every member of the convention who may still have objections… — Benjamin Franklin Convention Copy Share Image
“He had been brought up to it from a boy, his father, as I have heard, accustoming his children to dispute with… — Benjamin Franklin Children Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is the great bulwark of liberty; they prosper and die together: And it is the terror of traitors and… — Benjamin Franklin Barriers Copy Share Image
I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Grievances cannot be redressed until they are known; and they cannot be known but through complaints and petitions. If these are deemed… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“The orator acknowledg'd the fault, but laid it upon the rum; and then endeavored to excuse the rum by saying, "The Great… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It is wonderful how preposterously the affairs of the world are managed. We assemble parliaments and councils to have the benefit of… — Benjamin Franklin Affair Copy Share Image
“And conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it;… — Benjamin Franklin Parenting Copy Share Image
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