Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Some people die at age 25 and aren't buried until they are 75.” — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." -The 5000… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
People willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
When the people find that they can vote themselves money that will herald the end of the republic. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“the eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us. if all but myself were blind, I should want neither fine… — benjamin franklin Copy Share Image
It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
People who are willing to give up freedom for the sake of short term security, deserve neither freedom nor security. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
In free governments the rulers are the servants and the people are their superiors and sovereigns. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
If you would know the value of money; go, and try to borrow some! For, he that goes a borrowing, goes a… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps any other under heaven. Every man among… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
People want to catch a buzz. That is why drugs are illegal, yet people still try to get their hands on them… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
All highly competent people continually search for ways to keep learning, growing, and improving. They do that by asking WHY. After all,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
There are three sorts of people in the world: Those who are immovable, people who don't get it, or don't want to… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I say it is impossible that so sensible a people [citizens of Paris], under such circumstances, should have lived so long by… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
But the most dangerous Hypocrite in a Common-Wealth, is one who leaves the Gospel for the sake of the Law: A Man… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The importation of foreigners into a country that has as many inhabitants as the present employments and provisions for subsistence will bear,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
History affords us many instances of the ruin of states, by the prosecution of measures ill suited to the temper and genius… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Why should I give my Readers bad lines of my own when good ones of other People's are so plenty? — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The King's cheese is half wasted in parings: But no matter, 'tis made of the people's milk. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
When the well is dry, people know the worth of water. [so appreciate what you have while you have it] — 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