All Benjamin Franklin Quotes
- By playing at Chess then, we may learn... First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution. Caution
- You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expressions, nor show too much of the pleasure you feel; but… Adversaries
- An autobiography usually reveals nothing bad about its writer except his memory. Autobiography
- Take it from Richard, poor and lame, What's begun in anger ends in shame. Anger
- If you give up your freedom for safety, you don't deserve either one Deserve
- Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. expect nothing - get nothing! but expect something - get something!! Anticipation
- The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than the fool from his friends Advantage
- If your head is made of wax, don't walk in the sun Head
- When the well is dry, people know the worth of water. [so appreciate what you have while you have it] Appreciate
- Some are weatherwise, some are otherwise. Funny
- If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Buy
- Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to… Complain
- Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack. Common
- The poor have little; beggars, none; the rich, too much; enough, not one. Beggar
- It is better to take many injuries than to give one. Better
- Those who would give up liberty for safety deserve neither. Deserve
- We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly. Change
- Men and Melons are hard to know. Hard
- One of the greatest tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a gang of brutal facts. Beautiful
- We should make the poor uncomfortable and kick them out of poverty. Kick
- My problem with the internet is that any fool can share a quote without even verifying its source Any
- I am a mortal enemy to arbitrary government and unlimited power. I am naturally very jealous for the rights and liberties of my country, and… Apt
- No man ought to own more property than needed for his livelihood; the rest, by right, belonged to the state. Belonged
- A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the… Abolish
- Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason. Inspirational