All Benjamin Franklin Quotes
- Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright. Always Bright
- The sleeping fox catches no poultry. Catches
- They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles. Business
- I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night Beer
- Most men die from the neck up at age twenty-five because they stop dreaming. Age
- Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly. Babbling
- A highwayman is as much a robber when he plunders in a gang as when single; and a nation that makes an unjust war is… Gang
- Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by indulgence and all we can… All
- Clean your finger before you point at my spots. Clean
- The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the… Affair
- If gymnastics were easy, it would be called football. 10% talent, 90% hard workEnergy and persistence conquer all things. All
- I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a… Abilities
- Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt. Contempt
- Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments. Government
- Proclaim not all thou knowest, all thou knowest, all thou hast, nor all thou cans't. All
- One today is worth two tomorrows. Lost time is never found again. Time is money. Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for… Delay
- There are more old drunkards than old doctors. Alcohol
- I made the greater progress, from that clearness of head and quicker apprehension which generally attend temperance in eating and drinking. Alcohol
- I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly… Assembly
- A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are the principal support… All
- The noblest question in the world is: 'What good may I do in it?' Good
- Virtue and Happiness are Mother and Daughter. Daughter
- Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. All
- Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it. Advice
- We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct. Advice