All Benjamin Franklin Quotes
- He who will not be counseled cannot be helped. Counseled
- An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife. Daughter
- Believe none of what you hear and half of what you see. Belief
- A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough. Good
- Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him. Best Friend
- The best doctor gives the least medicines. Best
- It is foolish to lay out money for the purchase of repentance. Foolish
- We have no poor houses in the Colonies, and if we had, we would have no one to put in them, as in the Colonies… Colonies
- When religion is good, it will take care of itself. When it is not able to take care of itself, and God does not see… Able
- Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones. Faults
- I grew convinced that truth, sincerity and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life, and… Convinced
- Those renowned generals [Alexander and Caesar] received more faithful service, and performed greater actions by means of the love their soldiers bore them, than they… Action
- Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good. Bad
- Nothing is so tiresome to one's self, as well as so odious to others, as disguise and affectation. Affectation
- 'Tis true there is much to be done, . . . but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects, for constant dropping… Away Stones
- Industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth . . . thereby [secures] virtue, it being more difficult for a man in want to… Act
- Gaining money by my industry and frugality, I lived very agreeably. . . . Agreeably
- You can not pluck roses without fear of thorns, Nor enjoy a fair wife without danger of horns. Danger
- He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities. Cities
- There are lazy minds as well as lazy bodies. Bodies
- A fat kitchin, a lean Will. Fat
- The colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been that England took away from the colonies… Been
- A Republic, if you can keep it. Historical
- They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. This sentence was much used in the… Answer
- Acquire Riches by Industry and Frugality. Acquire