Give me yesterday's bread, this day's flesh, and last year's cider — Benjamin Franklin Ageing Copy Share Image
As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Two passions have powerful influence on the affairs of men: the love of power and the love of money. — Benjamin Franklin Affair Copy Share Image
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury. — Benjamin Franklin Best revenge Copy Share Image
Those who are content have enough; those that complain, have too much. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. — Benjamin Franklin Ignorance Copy Share Image
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security. — Benjamin Franklin Conservative Copy Share Image
Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither. — Benjamin Franklin Civil liberties Copy Share Image
Little minds think and talk about people. Average minds think and talk about things and actions. Great minds think and talk about… — Benjamin Franklin Action Copy Share Image
“If you were a servant would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle? Then if you are… — Benjamin Franklin Servant Copy Share Image
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. — Benjamin Franklin American people Copy Share Image
It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth . . . thereby [secures] virtue, it being more difficult for a man… — Benjamin Franklin Character Copy Share Image
If any form of government is capable of making a nation happy, ours I think bids fair now for producing that effect.… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The first Degree of Folly, is to conceit one's self wise; the second to profess it; the third to despise Counsel. — Benjamin Franklin Conceit Copy Share Image
By the word simplicity, is not always meant folly or ignorance; but often, pure and upright Nature, free from artifice, craft or… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we have, will… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The most trifling actions that affect a man's credit are to be regarded. The sound of your hammer at five in the… — Benjamin Franklin Action Copy Share Image
In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Repeal that [welfare] law, and you will soon see a change in their manners. ... Six days shalt thou labor, though one… — Benjamin Franklin Change Copy Share Image
I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he… — Benjamin Franklin Ability Copy Share Image
“And, lastly (I may as well confess it, since my denial of it will be believed by nobody), perhaps I shall a… — Benjamin Franklin Pride Copy Share Image
To expect people to be good, to be just, to be temperate, etc., without showing them how they should become so, seems… — Benjamin Franklin Apostles Copy Share Image
I have never entered into any controversy in defense of my philosophical opinions; I leave them to take their chance in the… — Benjamin Franklin Chance Copy Share Image
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