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Ought Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
- The ordaining of laws in favor of one part of the nation, to the prejudice and oppression of another, is certainly the most erroneous and…
- Do you sincerely declare that you love mankind in general, of what profession or religion soever? Do you think any person ought to be harmed…
- Families ought to be noisy.
- No man ought to own more property than needed for his livelihood; the rest, by right, belonged to the state.
- Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, the Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to…
- When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair…
- If a sound body and a sound mind, which is as much as to say health and virtue, are to be preferred before all other…
- Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, creator of the Universe. That he governs it by his Providence. That he ought to be…
- I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe in that He ought to be whipped from pilar to post and back again for His…
- Would you live with ease, Do what you ought, and not what you please.
- Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech; which is…
More Ought Quotes
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. — Aristotle
- An FBI agent ought to be able to surf the net and look for sites that instruct people how to make bombs. — John Ashcroft
- The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love. — Margaret Atwood
- Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty. — Saint Augustine
- We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears… — Marcus Aurelius
- It will, I believe, be everywhere found, that as the clergy are, or are not what they ought to be, so are… — Jane Austen
- If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought… — Teresa of Avila
- If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to… — Teresa of Avila
- It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he… — Charles Babbage
- Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it… — Francis Bacon