All Benjamin Franklin Quotes
- He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner. Action
- The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands. Attention
- When befriended, remember it; when you befriend, forget it. Befriend
- Who had deceived thee so often as thyself? Deceived
- Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure. Employ
- He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book. Book
- He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged. Charity
- He that's secure is not safe. Inspirational
- Many foxes grow gray but few grow good. Age
- If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. Faithful
- Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting. Funny
- The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it. Advantage
- Fatigue is the best pillow. Best
- Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease. Ease
- The discontented man finds no easy chair. Chair
- Industry need not wish. Industry
- Nine men in ten are would be suicides. Men
- The first mistake in public business is the going into it. Business
- Mine is better than ours. Better
- Necessity never made a good bargain. Bargain
- Our necessities never equal our wants. Equal
- I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion about the means. I think the best way of doing good to… Best
- For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects,… Better
- He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a… Broader
- In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they… Became