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Been Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- I have been apt to think that there has never been, nor ever will be, any such thing as a good war, or a bad…
- What vast additions to the conveniences and comforts of living might mankind have acquired, if the money spent in wars had been employed in works…
- The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the Happiness both of private Families…
- It is much to be lamented that a man of Franklin's general good character and great influence should have been an unbeliever in Christianity, and…
- That wise Men have in all Ages thought Government necessary for the Good of Mankind; and, that wise Governments have always thought Religion necessary for…
- That it is better 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer, is a Maxim that has been long and generally…
- Those renowned generals [Alexander and Caesar] received more faithful service, and performed greater actions by means of the love their soldiers bore them, than they…
- The colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters had it not been that England took away from the colonies…
- I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those…
- My refusing to eat meat occasioned inconveniency, and I have been frequently chided for my singularity. But my light repast allows for greater progress, for…
- Nothing's so apt to undermine your confidence in a product as knowing that the commercial selling it has been approved by the company that makes…
- A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the…
- Dangerous, therefore, is it to take shelter under a tree, during a thunder-gust. It has been fatal to many, both men and beasts.
- Governments having failed the people, the people are entirely justified in assuming for themselves and essential role in government. Where a government takes proper measures…
- If we look back in history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find a few that have not in their…
- I have sometimes almost wished it had been my destiny to be born two or three centuries hence.
- The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.
- As to the kindness you mention, I wish I could have been of more service to you than I have been, but if I had,…
- Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
- I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth -- that God governs…
- A nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. It is…
- On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet as…
- There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.
More Been Quotes
- I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful. — Aaliyah
- It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded… — Hannah Arendt
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- On the field, blacks have been able to be super giants. But, once our playing days are over, this is the end… — Hank Aaron
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
- Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason… — Aristotle
- Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there… — Aristotle
- I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn't that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come… — Paul Auster
- Stories in which the destruction of society occurs are explorations of social fears and issues that filmmakers, novelists, playwrights, painters have been… — J. J. Abrams
- Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or… — Richard Armour