Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have either one. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
After three days men grow weary, of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy. — 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
Be civil to all; serviceable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Moses lifting up his wand, and dividing the Red Sea, and Pharaoh in his chariot overwhelmed with the waters. This motto: "Rebellion… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but… — Benjamin Franklin 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
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I have thought that wild flowers might be the alphabet of angels, — whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths, which it… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
How do you become better tomorrow? By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“But on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The good particular men may do separately, in relieving the sick, is small, compared with what they may do collectively. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
