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Certain Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- Truth and sincerity have a certain distinguishing native lustre about them which cannot be perfectly counterfeited; they are like fire and flame, that cannot be…
- The only certain things in life are death and taxes!
- A policy of life insurance is the cheapest and safest mode of making a certain provision for one's family.
- In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
- It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great…
- Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than…
- Were the offer made true, I would engage to run again, from beginning to end, the same career of life. All I would ask should…
- Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
- Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except…
- In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
- Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except…
- The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.
- Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
More Certain Quotes
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach
- It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the… — Teresa of Avila
- If you were to ask me if I'd ever had the bad luck to miss my daily cocktail, I'd have to say… — Luis Bunuel
- I think we can provide common-sense approaches to the issue of illegal guns that are ending up on the streets. We can… — Barack Obama
- You know, men and women are a lot alike in certain situations. Like when they're both on fire - they're exactly alike. — Dave Attell