All Benjamin Franklin Quotes
- To be thrown upon one's own resources, is to be cast in the very lap of fortune. Achievement
- When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one, then on… Action
- Women and wine, game and deceit, make the wealth small, and the want great Deceit
- Write with the learned, pronounce with the vulgar. Inspirational
- What science can there be more noble, more excellent, more useful for men, more admirably high and demonstrative, than this of mathematics? Admirably
- If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his… Barbers
- None are deceived but they that confide. Confide
- The Difficulty lies, in finding out an exact Measure but eat for Necessity, not Pleasure, for Lust knows not where Necessity ends. Deceit
- Don't misinform your Doctor nor your Lawyer. Doctor
- If we are industrious, we shall never starve; for, at the workingman's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter. Nor will the bailiff or… Bailiff
- Hope is an essential constituent of human life. Constituent
- It is the man and woman united that makes the complete human being. Separate she lacks his force of body and strength of reason; he… Acute
- My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconveniency, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for… Allows
- My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity. Chid
- I believe long habits of virtue have a sensible effect on the countenance. Belief
- Those who are content have enough; those that complain, have too much. Complain
- What maintains one vice would bring up two children. Bring
- Let the child's first lesson be obedience, and the second will be what thou wilt. Children
- A child thinks 20 shillings and 20 years can never be spent. Child
- If this lady is pleased to spend her days with Franklin, he would be just as pleased to spend his nights with her. Days
- If you want to keep a secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend. Enemy
- Remember this saying, The good payer is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to the time he… All
- Make use of your friends by being of use to them. Friends
- Our friend and we were invited aboard on a party of pleasure, which is to last forever. His chair was ready first, and he has… Aboard
- Neither a Fortress nor a Maidenhead will hold out long after they begin to parley. Begin