As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence. — Benjamin Franklin Idle Copy Share Image
Beer is God's way of telling us that he loves us and wants us to be happy. — Benjamin Franklin Beer Copy Share Image
Give me yesterday's bread, this day's flesh, and last year's cider — Benjamin Franklin Ageing Copy Share Image
Those who are content have enough; those that complain, have too much. — Benjamin Franklin Complain Copy Share Image
Two passions have powerful influence on the affairs of men: the love of power and the love of money. — Benjamin Franklin Affair Copy Share Image
'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury. — Benjamin Franklin Best revenge Copy Share Image
Hot things, sharp things, sweet things, cold things All rot the teeth, and make them look like old things. — Benjamin Franklin Cold Copy Share Image
Money makes money. And the money that makes money makes more money. — Benjamin Franklin Makes Copy Share Image
Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it… — Benjamin Franklin Happiness Copy Share Image
Temperance puts wood on the fire, meal in the barrel, flour in the tub, money in the purse, credit in the country,… — Benjamin Franklin Barrels Copy Share Image
“By my rambling digressions, I perceive myself to be grown old. I used to write more methodically, but one does not dress… — Benjamin Franklin Business Copy Share Image
He [the Rev. Mr. Whitefield] used, indeed, sometimes to pray for my conversion, but never had the satisfaction of believing that his… — Benjamin Franklin Believe Copy Share Image
O Lazy bones! Dost thou think God would have given thee arms and legs, if he had not design'd thou should'st use… — Benjamin Franklin Arms Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries” — Benjamin Franklin Discoveries Copy Share Image
Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is worth two… — Benjamin Franklin May Copy Share Image
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong… — Benjamin Franklin Remember 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
“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
The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes… — Benjamin Franklin Communication 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
When I see nothing annihilated, and not even a drop of water wasted, I cannot suspect the annihilation of souls Thus finding… — Benjamin Franklin Annihilation Copy Share Image
You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expression, nor show too much pleasure ; but… — Benjamin Franklin Communication Copy Share Image
Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants. — Benjamin Franklin Inspirational Copy Share Image