Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man. — Benjamin Franklin Book Copy Share Image
He gives twice that gives soon, i.e., he will soon be called to give again. — Benjamin Franklin Giving Copy Share Image
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. — Benjamin Franklin Separately Copy Share Image
Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them. — Benjamin Franklin Enemies Copy Share Image
“A man of words and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds.” — Benjamin Franklin Deeds Copy Share Image
If you would keep your secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend. — Benjamin Franklin Enemy Copy Share Image
We need a revolution every 200 years, because all governments become stale and corrupt after 200 years. — Benjamin Franklin Government Copy Share Image
If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. — Benjamin Franklin Drowsy 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
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
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move. — Benjamin Franklin Classes 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
This modesty in a sect is perhaps a singular instance in the history of mankind, every other sect supposing itself in possession… — Benjamin Franklin Behinds Copy Share Image
A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators]… — Benjamin Franklin Abolish Copy Share Image
“in the course of my observation, these disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory sometimes,… — Benjamin Franklin Contradicting Copy Share Image
“THE BODY of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Printer like the cover of an old book, its contents torn out, and stripped of its lettering… — Benjamin Franklin Benjamin franklin Copy Share Image
Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free… — Benjamin Franklin Action Copy Share Image
In these sentiments, sir, I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such; because I think a General… — Benjamin Franklin Agree Copy Share Image
“I should have mentioned before, that, in the autumn of the preceding year, I had form'd most of my ingenious acquaintance into… — Benjamin Franklin Three months Copy Share Image
“Slavery is such an atrocious debasement of human nature, that its very extirpation, if not performed with solicitous care, may sometimes open… — Benjamin Franklin Abolition Copy Share Image
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