All Benjamin Franklin Quotes
- The proud hate pride in others. Hate
- Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy Beggar
- Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse Curse
- The exact Quantity and Quality being found out, is to be kept to constantly. Constantly
- An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught. Bought
- That Quantity that is sufficient, the Stomach can perfectly concoct and digest, and it sufficeth the due Nourishment of the Body. Body
- A greater Quantity of some things may be eaten than of others, some being of lighter Digestion than others. Digestion
- To whom you betray your secret you sell your liberty. Betray
- Thirteen virtues necessary for true success: temperance, silence, order, resolution, frugality, industry, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquility, chastity, and humility. Chastity
- A temperate Diet frees from Diseases; such are seldom ill, but if they are surprised with Sickness, they bear it better, and recover sooner; for… Bear
- Here's to our beloved George Washington, the Joshua of America, who commanded the sun and the moon to sand still--and they obeyed. America
- Handle your tools without mittens. Handle
- Prayers and Provender hinder no Journey. Hinder
- A little House well fill'd, a little Field well till'd, and a little Wife well will'd, are great Riches. Field
- A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees. Gentleman
- Setting too good an Example is a Kind of slander seldom forgiven. Example
- Every accent, every emphasis, every modulation of voice, was so perfectly well turned and well placed, that, without being interested in the subject, one could… Accent
- A wolf eats sheep but now and then, ten Thousands are devour'd by Men. Eats
- 'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic. Brought
- Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy. Cheer
- They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Deserve
- We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid. All
- The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. American Revolution
- By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Fail
- Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Educational