At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgement. — Benjamin Franklin Age Copy Share Image
“Give me 26 lead soldiers and I will conquer the world.” — Benjamin Franklin Conquer Copy Share Image
When the well is dry, people know the worth of water. [so appreciate what you have while you have it] — Benjamin Franklin Appreciate Copy Share Image
Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good throughout. — Benjamin Franklin Habit Copy Share Image
“What Comfort can the Vortices of Descartes give to a Man who has Whirlwinds in his bowels!” — Benjamin Franklin Descartes Copy Share Image
Love of country is the Mason's deed; world citizenship is his thought. — Benjamin Franklin Citizenship Copy Share Image
“If you would know the worth of money, go and try to borrow some.” — Benjamin Franklin Borrow Copy Share Image
Many would live by their Wits, but break for want of Stock. — Benjamin Franklin Break Copy Share Image
I believe ... that the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life, respecting its conduct… — Benjamin Franklin American founding fathers Copy Share Image
We may perhaps learn to deprive large masses of their gravity and give them absolute levity, for the sake of easy transport. — Benjamin Franklin Absolutes Copy Share Image
The next thing most like living one's life over again seems to be a recollection of that life, and to make that… — Benjamin Franklin Life Copy Share Image
Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us. Its appetite grows keener by indulgence and… — Benjamin Franklin Ambition Copy Share Image
It is much to be lamented that a man of Franklin's general good character and great influence should have been an unbeliever… — Benjamin Franklin Atheism Copy Share Image
It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less… — Benjamin Franklin Accustomed Copy Share Image
You don't get somebody to like you by doing them a favor. That only tends to build resentment over the fact that… — Benjamin Franklin Asks Copy Share Image
“I will freely spend nineteen shillings in the pound to defend my right of giving or refusing the other shilling.” — Benjamin Franklin Shillings Copy Share Image
“I am apprehensive, therefore - perhaps too apprehensive - that the Government of these States may in futures times end in a… — Benjamin Franklin Apprehensive Copy Share Image
Think how great a proportion of mankind, consists of weak and ignorant men and women, and of inexperienced youth of both sexes,… — Benjamin Franklin Character Copy Share Image
To inquisitive minds like yours and mine the reflection that the quantity of human knowledge bears no proportion to the quantity of… — Benjamin Franklin Amused Copy Share Image
That there is one God, who made all things. That he governs the world by his providence. That he might be worshipped… — Benjamin Franklin Acceptable Copy Share Image
“I do not find that I grow any older. Being arrived at seventy, and considering that by traveling further in the same… — Benjamin Franklin Old friends Copy Share Image
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a… — Benjamin Franklin Another way Copy Share Image
Like a man travelling in foggy weather, those at some distance before him on the road he sees wrapped up in the… — Benjamin Franklin Foggy 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
The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade. — Benjamin Franklin Best investment Copy Share Image