"The Difficulty lies, in finding out an exact……" — Benjamin Franklin

"The Difficulty lies, in finding out an exact Measure but eat for Necessity, not Pleasure, for Lust knows not where Necessity ends."

— Benjamin Franklin

Deceit Quotes Difficulty Quotes Difficulty Lies Quotes Eat Quotes Ends Quotes Exact Quotes Exact Measure Quotes Finding Quotes Findings Quotes Knows Quotes Lies Quotes Lust Quotes Lying Quotes Measure Quotes Necessity Quotes Necessity Ends Quotes Out Quotes Pleasure Quotes

1,166 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin has 1,166 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 1,166 quotes by Benjamin Franklin »

More Deceit Quotes

This quote is filed under Deceit Quotes, one of 645 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that… — Hannah Arendt
Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if… — Pietro Aretino
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect… — Jane Austen
Lies are sufficient to breed opinion, and opinion brings on substance. — Francis Bacon
Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of… — Stanley Baldwin
Simplicity is the most deceitful mistress that ever betrayed man. — Henry Adams
Let me go over this again on the reclaiming the civil rights movement. People of faith that believe that you… — Glenn Beck
Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of him or his good opinion. — Theodor Adorno
I have never known a more vulgar expression of betrayal and deceit. — Lucien Bouchard
The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiving, in… — Joseph Butler
I have been constantly betrayed and deceived all my life. — Taylor Caldwell
Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion. — Kim Cattrall

See all 645 Deceit Quotes »