What is a butterfly? At best He's but a caterpiller drest. The gaudy Fop's his picture just. — Benjamin Franklin Butterfly Copy Share Image
You made delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again. — Benjamin Franklin Clock Copy Share Image
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. — Benjamin Franklin Business Copy Share Image
Those who sacrifice essential liberty for temporary safety are not deserving of either liberty or safety. — Benjamin Franklin Deserving Copy Share Image
in eating ecology love murder vegan vegetarianism flesh eating is unprovoked murder. — Benjamin Franklin Eating Copy Share Image
He that by the Plough would thrive, Himself must either hold or drive. — Benjamin Franklin Drive Copy Share Image
A virtuous and industrious people may be cheaply governed. — Benjamin Franklin Industrious Copy Share Image
Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour. — Benjamin Franklin Hour Copy Share Image
Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may… — Benjamin Franklin 4th of july Copy Share Image
The grand leap of the whale up the Fall of Niagara is esteemed, by all who have seen it, as one of… — Benjamin Franklin Fall Copy Share Image
Industry and frugality, as the means of procuring wealth . . . thereby [secures] virtue, it being more difficult for a man… — Benjamin Franklin Character Copy Share Image
It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never… — Benjamin Franklin Certain Copy Share Image
If any form of government is capable of making a nation happy, ours I think bids fair now for producing that effect.… — Benjamin Franklin Capable Copy Share Image
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself. — Benjamin Franklin American people Copy Share Image
“If you were a servant would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle? Then if you are… — Benjamin Franklin Servant Copy Share Image
Little minds think and talk about people. Average minds think and talk about things and actions. Great minds think and talk about… — Benjamin Franklin Action Copy Share Image
Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great.… — Benjamin Franklin Affair Copy Share Image
“but his discourses were chiefly either polemic arguments, or explications of the peculiar doctrines of our sect, and were all to me… — Benjamin Franklin Bible Copy Share Image
an enormous proportion of property vested in a few individuals is dangerous to the rights, and destructive of the common happiness of… — Benjamin Franklin Common Copy Share Image
If the new Universal History were also read, it would give a connected idea of human affairs, so far as it goes,… — Benjamin Franklin Affair Copy Share Image
Those renowned generals [Alexander and Caesar] received more faithful service, and performed greater actions by means of the love their soldiers bore… — Benjamin Franklin Action Copy Share Image
It is the will of God and Nature that these mortal bodies be laid aside, when the soul is to enter into… — Benjamin Franklin Bereavement Copy Share Image
“My Parents had early given me religious Impressions, and brought me through my Childhood piously in the Dissenting Way. But I was… — Benjamin Franklin Argument Copy Share Image
There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did,… — Benjamin Franklin Acquire Copy Share Image
To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish. — Benjamin Franklin Devilish Copy Share Image
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