Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) was an American polymath who was active as a
writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and
political philosopher.
Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the
Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United
States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States Postmaster
General.
Inspirational and motivational sayings from Benjamin Franklin. Here Is A
Selection Of Some Of Benjamin Franklin Most Famous Quotes.
The most famous quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.―Benjamin Franklin
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.―Benjamin Franklin
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.―Benjamin Franklin
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.―Benjamin Franklin
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.―Benjamin Franklin
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.―Benjamin Franklin
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.―Benjamin Franklin
He that can have patience can have what he will.―Benjamin Franklin
If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.―Benjamin Franklin
You may delay, but time will not.―Benjamin Franklin
Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.―Benjamin Franklin
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.―Benjamin Franklin
Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.―Benjamin Franklin
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.―Benjamin Franklin
Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.―Benjamin Franklin
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.―Benjamin Franklin
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.―Benjamin Franklin
Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest.―Benjamin Franklin
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.―Benjamin Franklin
Security without liberty is called prison.―Benjamin Franklin
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.―Benjamin Franklin
Genius is the ability to hold one's vision steady until it becomes reality.―Benjamin Franklin
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.―Benjamin Franklin
Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.―Benjamin Franklin
Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.―Benjamin Franklin
In free governments the rulers are the servants, and the people their superiors and sovereigns.―Benjamin Franklin
I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.―Benjamin Franklin
I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.―Benjamin Franklin
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.―Benjamin Franklin
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.―Benjamin Franklin
Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack.―Benjamin Franklin
How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!―Benjamin Franklin
Those things that hurt, instruct.―Benjamin Franklin
When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.―Benjamin Franklin
Eat to live, don't live to eat.―Benjamin Franklin
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.―Benjamin Franklin
If you do tomorrow what you did today, you will get tomorrow what you got today.―Benjamin Franklin
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.―Benjamin Franklin
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned.―Benjamin Franklin
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.―Benjamin Franklin
Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords.―Benjamin Franklin
Well done is better than well said.―Benjamin Franklin
Where liberty dwells there is my country.―Benjamin Franklin
Hide not your talents, they for use were made, What's a sundial in the shade?―Benjamin Franklin
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.―Benjamin Franklin
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.―Benjamin Franklin
The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.―Benjamin Franklin
Women are books, and men the readers be.―Benjamin Franklin
Lost Time is never found again.―Benjamin Franklin
Money has never made man happy, nor will it; There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has, the more one wants.―Benjamin Franklin
Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.―Benjamin Franklin
A Brother may not be a Friend, but a Friend will always be a Brother.―Benjamin Franklin
Contentment makes poor men rich, Discontent makes rich men poor.―Benjamin Franklin
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.―Benjamin Franklin
Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.―Benjamin Franklin
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.―Benjamin Franklin
How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.―Benjamin Franklin
Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.―Benjamin Franklin
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.―Benjamin Franklin
Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.―Benjamin Franklin
I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.―Benjamin Franklin
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.―Benjamin Franklin
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.―Benjamin Franklin
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.―Benjamin Franklin
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.―Benjamin Franklin
Work as if you were to live a thousand years, play as if you were to die tomorrow.―Benjamin Franklin
The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.―Benjamin Franklin
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.―Benjamin Franklin
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.―Benjamin Franklin
Never confuse Motion with Action.―Benjamin Franklin
Trouble knocked at the door, but, hearing laughter, hurried away.―Benjamin Franklin
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.―Benjamin Franklin
Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.―Benjamin Franklin
Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.―Benjamin Franklin
Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.―Benjamin Franklin
Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.―Benjamin Franklin
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!―Benjamin Franklin
The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.―Benjamin Franklin
Never leave till tomorrow that which you can do today.―Benjamin Franklin
We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.―Benjamin Franklin
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.―Benjamin Franklin
When you are finished changing, you're finished.―Benjamin Franklin
If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.―Benjamin Franklin
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.―Benjamin Franklin
To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girlfriends.―Benjamin Franklin
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.―Benjamin Franklin
When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet.―Benjamin Franklin
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.―Benjamin Franklin
If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.―Benjamin Franklin
There was never a bad peace or a good war.―Benjamin Franklin
Life biggest tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.―Benjamin Franklin
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