By my rambling digressions I perceive myself to be growing old. — Benjamin Franklin Age Copy Share Image
He that can compose himself, is wiser than he that composes books. — Benjamin Franklin Books Copy Share Image
“Aquel que te ha hecho un favor, estará más dispuesto a hacerte otro, que aquel a quien tú le has servido”.” — Benjamin Franklin Amor Copy Share Image
Take Courage, Mortal; Death can't banish thee out of the Universe. — Benjamin Franklin Courage Copy Share Image
Those who give up their liberty for more security neither deserve liberty nor security. — Benjamin Franklin Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
Those who would trade in their freedom for their protection deserve neither. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
All the little money that ever came into my hands was ever laid out in books. — Benjamin Franklin Book Copy Share Image
Disdain the chain, preserve your freedom; and maintain your independency: be industrious and free; be frugal and free. — Benjamin Franklin Chains Copy Share Image
Evil, as evil, can never be chosen; and though evil is often the effect of our own choice, yet we never desire… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I made the greater progress, from that clearness of head and quicker apprehension which generally attend temperance in eating and drinking. — Benjamin Franklin Alcohol Copy Share Image
Notwithstanding my experiments with electricity the thunderbolt continues to fall under our noses and beards; and as for the tyrant, there are… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Remember this saying, The good payer is lord of another man's purse. He that is known to pay punctually and exactly to… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the… — Benjamin Franklin Innovation 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 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
I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he… — Benjamin Franklin Ability Copy Share Image
“And, lastly (I may as well confess it, since my denial of it will be believed by nobody), perhaps I shall a… — Benjamin Franklin Pride Copy Share Image
I have never entered into any controversy in defense of my philosophical opinions; I leave them to take their chance in the… — Benjamin Franklin Chance Copy Share Image
To expect people to be good, to be just, to be temperate, etc., without showing them how they should become so, seems… — Benjamin Franklin Apostles Copy Share Image
In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Repeal that [welfare] law, and you will soon see a change in their manners. ... Six days shalt thou labor, though one… — Benjamin Franklin Change Copy Share Image