None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault, or acknowledge himself in an error. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“If you eat one another, I don't see why we may not eat you.” — Benjamin Franklin Food Copy Share Image
Your best investment is to pour your purse into your head, and no one can take it away from you. — Benjamin Franklin Away from you Copy Share Image
The height of foolishness is to discard an opportunity without full investigation — Benjamin Franklin Foolishness Copy Share Image
Be cheerful -- the problems that worry us most are those that never arrive. — Benjamin Franklin Cheerful Copy Share Image
I believe ... that the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life, respecting its conduct… — Benjamin Franklin American founding fathers 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 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
You don't get somebody to like you by doing them a favor. That only tends to build resentment over the fact that… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“I will freely spend nineteen shillings in the pound to defend my right of giving or refusing the other shilling.” — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less… — Benjamin Franklin 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 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
This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they… — Benjamin Franklin Autobiography Copy Share Image
After all, wedlock is the natural state of man. A bachelor is not a complete human being. He is like the odd… — Benjamin Franklin Bachelor Copy Share Image
There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“My Parents had early given me religious Impressions, and brought me through my Childhood piously in the Dissenting Way. But I was… — Benjamin Franklin Argument Copy Share Image
When religion is good, it will take care of itself. When it is not able to take care of itself, and God… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot… — Benjamin Franklin Affair Copy Share Image
God heals, and the doctor takes the fees. Energy and persistence conquer all things. He that is good for making excuses is… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Masonic labor is purely a labor of love. He who seeks to draw Masonic wages in gold and silver will be disappointed.… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The best investment is in the tools of one's own trade. — Benjamin Franklin Best investment Copy Share Image
