World Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

He that best understands the world, least likes it

— Benjamin Franklin

Pen, wax and parchment govern the world.

— Benjamin Franklin

Joy doesn't exist in the world, it exists in us.

— Benjamin Franklin

If your riches are yours, why don't you take them with you to the other world?

— Benjamin Franklin

In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

— Benjamin Franklin

The pleasures of this world are rather from God's goodness than our own merit.

— Benjamin Franklin

It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

— Benjamin Franklin

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.

— Benjamin Franklin

Finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist.

— Benjamin Franklin

I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the…

— Benjamin Franklin

Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones.

— Benjamin Franklin

Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and it is our duty to…

— Benjamin Franklin

In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it.

— Benjamin Franklin

It is therefore wish'd that all commerce were as free between all the nations of the world as it is between the…

— Benjamin Franklin

Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them.

— Benjamin Franklin

We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly.

— Benjamin Franklin

It is the man and woman united that makes the complete human being. Separate she lacks his force of body and strength…

— Benjamin Franklin

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to…

— Benjamin Franklin

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough…

— Benjamin Franklin

And as to the Cares, they are chiefly what attend the bringing up of Children; and I would ask any Man who…

— Benjamin Franklin

The happy State of Matrimony is, undoubtedly, the surest and most lasting Foundation of Comfort and Love . . . the Cause…

— Benjamin Franklin

Whenever we attempt to mend the scheme of Providence and to interfere in the Government of the world, we had need be…

— Benjamin Franklin

We are not certain, we are never certain. If we were we could reach some conclusions, and we could, at last, make…

— Benjamin Franklin

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

When I see nothing annihilated, and not even a drop of water wasted, I cannot suspect the annihilation of souls Thus finding…

— Benjamin Franklin

As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as…

— Benjamin Franklin

That there is one God, who made all things. That he governs the world by his providence. That he might be worshipped…

— Benjamin Franklin

I think that a young state, like a young virgin, should modestly stay at home, and wait the application of suitors for…

— Benjamin Franklin

I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of…

— Benjamin Franklin

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

You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By…

— Benjamin Franklin

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

Can anything be constant in a world which is eternally changing?

— Benjamin Franklin

The world is run by the people who show up.

— Benjamin Franklin

The noblest question in the world is: 'What good may I do in it?'

— Benjamin Franklin

Quacks are the greatest liars in the world except their patients.

— Benjamin Franklin

Love of country is the Mason's deed; world citizenship is his thought.

— Benjamin Franklin

“Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.”

— Benjamin Franklin

Nothing in the world is certain except for death and taxes.

— Benjamin Franklin

Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but…

— Benjamin Franklin