"I grew convinced that truth, sincerity and integrity……" — Benjamin Franklin
"I grew convinced that truth, sincerity and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life, and I formed written resolutions . . . to practice them ever while I lived."
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1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin has 1,166 quotes on this site.
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The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
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Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
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Unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned... they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we…
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Strangers are welcome because there is room enough for them all, and therefore the old Inhabitants are not jealous of…
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[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution…
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It is very hard to dislike someone you have helped
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I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a…
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Tis a common observation here that our cause is the cause of all mankind, and that we are fighting for…
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Man will ultimately be governed by God or by tyrants.
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Work while it is called today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. One today is…
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It seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be…
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It would be thought a hard government that should tax its people one tenth part.
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Every fundamentalist movement I've studied in Judaism, Christianity and Islam is convinced at some gut, visceral level that secular liberal…
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The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom…
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The book that convinced me I wanted to be a writer was 'Crime and Punishment'. I put the thing down…
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I am convinced in my heart and in my mind that if the United States fails to stand with Israel,…
— Michele Bachmann
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature and that power, whether vested in many or…
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I've never been convinced that experience is linear, circular, or even random. It just is. I try to put it…
— Toni Cade Bambara
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It does not require great learning to be a Christian and be convinced of the truth of the Bible. It…
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The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now…
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A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear…
— Ambrose Bierce
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When I get on stage, my first goal is not to show my expertise, but on the contrary, to give…
— Andrea Bocelli
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I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 96% how I react to it.
— Scipio Africanus
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