All Benjamin Franklin Quotes
- Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose. Bloody
- He that hath a Trade, hath an Estate. Estate
- Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge. Down
- People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages. Inspirational
- Read much, but not too many books. Book
- Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except… Appearance
- Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him. Enemy
- Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power. Liberty
- Eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation. Drink
- The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason: The Morning Daylight appears plainer when you put out your Candle. Appears
- He that drinks fast, pays slow. Drink
- I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me. Alcohol
- Those have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter. Easter
- Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield. Fortune
- The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality. Depends
- All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often… All
- If you would not be laughed at, be the first to laugh at yourself. Firsts
- There is much difference between imitating a good man and counterfeiting him. Character
- Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people are capable of… Capable
- To be thrown upon one's own resources is to be cast into the very lap of fortune; for our faculties then undergo a development and… Cast
- Love, Cough, & a Smoke, can't well be hid. Cough
- There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous. Any
- Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the water… Abominably
- We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is, through the goodness… Behold
- Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water. Afterwards