Prodigality of Time produces Poverty of Mind as well as of Estate. — Benjamin Franklin Estates Copy Share Image
Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths. — Benjamin Franklin Alphabet Copy Share Image
“The cat in gloves catches no mice. Make hay while the sun shines.” — Benjamin Franklin Cats Copy Share Image
Let thy discontents be thy secrets; if the world knows them 'twill despise thee and increase them. — Benjamin Franklin Contentment Copy Share Image
Taxes on consumption, like those on capital or income, to be just, must be uniform. — Benjamin Franklin Consumption Copy Share Image
Vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden because they are hurtful. — Benjamin Franklin Action Copy Share Image
Hast thou virtue? acquire also the graces and beauties of virtue. — Benjamin Franklin Acquire Copy Share Image
To all apparent beauties blind, each blemish strikes an envious mind. — Benjamin Franklin Beauty Copy Share Image
The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough… — Benjamin Franklin Affair Copy Share Image
The longer I live the more convinced I become that God governs in the affairs of men. And have we now forgotten… — Benjamin Franklin Affair Copy Share Image
If we can sleep without dreaming, it is well that painful dreams are avoided. If, while we sleep, we can have any… — Benjamin Franklin Avoided 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
A man can be beautiful physically, mentally, or personality wise. True beauty, though, is in the spirit. A genuine man who understands… — Benjamin Franklin Beautiful Copy Share Image
“The objections and reluctances I met with in soliciting the subscriptions, made me soon feel the impropriety of presenting one's self as… — Benjamin Franklin Objections Copy Share Image
Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we have, will… — Benjamin Franklin Able 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 Admire Copy Share Image
Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you… — Benjamin Franklin Appearance 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
I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders… — Benjamin Franklin Age Copy Share Image
“some books against Deism fell into my hands ... it happened that they wrought an effect on me quite contrary to what… — Benjamin Franklin Books Copy Share Image
