In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of 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… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The things of this world take up too much of my time, of which indeed I have too little left, to undertake… — 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 Copy Share Image
I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
For over 1,700 years, the Jews have been bewailing their sad fate in that they have been exiled from their homeland, as… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
But in this world nothing is sure but death and taxes. [Fr., Mais dons ce monde, il n'y a rien d'assure que… — 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
By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Death is a fisherman, the world we see His fish-pond is, and we the fishes be; His net some general sickness; howe'er… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Whenever we attempt to mend the scheme of Providence and to interfere in the Government of the world, we had need be… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and it is our duty to… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I am the laziest man in the world. I invented all those things to save myself from toil. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
What science can there be more noble, more excellent, more useful for men, more admirably high and demonstrative, than this of mathematics? — Benjamin Franklin 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
Can anything be constant in a world which is eternally changing? — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for… — 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
It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. — 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
You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The pleasures of this world are rather from God's goodness than our own merit. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Strange secrets are let out by Death Who blabs so oft the follies of this world. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Love of country is the Mason's deed; world citizenship is his thought. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
A Man of Knowledge like a rich Soil, feeds If not a world of Corn, a world of Weeds. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Whoever shall introduce into public affairs the principles of primitive Christianity will change the face of the world. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The moral and religious system which Jesus Christ transmitted to us is the best the world has ever seen, or can see. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
That there is one God, who made all things. That he governs the world by his providence. That he might be worshipped… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The happy State of Matrimony is, undoubtedly, the surest and most lasting Foundation of Comfort and Love . . . the Cause… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being. ... I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those… — 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