In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. — Benjamin Franklin Certain death Copy Share Image
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance. — Benjamin Franklin Ignorance Copy Share Image
He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security. — Benjamin Franklin Conservative Copy Share Image
Those Who Sacrifice Liberty For Security Deserve Neither. — Benjamin Franklin Civil liberties Copy Share Image
The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn't make the biggest mistake of all-doing nothing. — Benjamin Franklin Biggest mistake Copy Share Image
To be humble to superiors is duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness. — Benjamin Franklin Be humble Copy Share Image
It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being. — Benjamin Franklin Acknowledge Copy Share Image
If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself. — Benjamin Franklin Faithful Copy Share Image
It is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. — Benjamin Franklin Chimneys Copy Share Image
Your net worth to the world is usually determined by what remains after your bad habits are subtracted from your good ones. — Benjamin Franklin Bad habit Copy Share Image
...till we are uneasy in Rest, we can have no Desire to move, and without Desire of moving there can be no… — Benjamin Franklin Desire Copy Share Image
You must always be prepared. Make sure to look at things from all angles. If you are not prepared you will fail. — Benjamin Franklin Angle Copy Share Image
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." He planned his routine around waking up at… — Benjamin Franklin Asking Copy Share Image
I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe in that He ought to be whipped from pilar to post and back… — Benjamin Franklin Action Copy Share Image
Epitaph on a scolding wife by her husband: Here my poor Bridget's corpse doth lie, she is at rest - and so… — Benjamin Franklin Corpses Copy Share Image
A little sturdiness when superiors are much in the wrong sometimes occasions consideration. And there is truth in the old saying that… — Benjamin Franklin Consideration Copy Share Image
In other men we faults can spy,/ And blame the mote that dims their eye;/ Each little speck and blemish find;/ To… — Benjamin Franklin Blame Copy Share Image
Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair… — Benjamin Franklin Character Copy Share Image
I have so much faith in the general government of the world by Providence that I can hardly conceive a transaction of… — Benjamin Franklin Constitution Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated… — Benjamin Franklin Aids Copy Share Image
We must not in the course of public life expect immediate approbation and immediate grateful acknowledgment of our services. But let us… — Benjamin Franklin Abuse Copy Share Image
“All the property that is necessary to a man for the conservation of the individual and his propagation of the species is… — Benjamin Franklin Civil society Copy Share Image
If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the… — Benjamin Franklin Barbers Copy Share Image
The electrical matter consists of particles extremely subtile, since it can permeate common matter, even the densest metals, with such ease and… — Benjamin Franklin Body Copy Share Image
“I found this method safest for myself and very embarrassing to those against whom I used it; therefore I took a delight… — Benjamin Franklin Doing good Copy Share Image
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