Benjamin Franklin Quotes And Sayings

If You Would Not Be Forgotten As Soon As You Are Dead, Either Write Something Worth Reading Or Do Things Worth Writing.

Those That Won't Be Counseled Can't Be Helped.

Many Foxes Grow Gray But Few Grow Good.

The Discontented Man Finds No Easy Chair.

Beware The Hobby That Eats.

Energy And Persistence Conquer All Things.

Trouble Springs From Idleness, And Grievous Toil From Needless Ease.

A Learned Blockhead Is A Greater Blockhead Than An Ignorant One.

Remember That Credit Is Money.

We Must, Indeed, All Hang Together Or, Most Assuredly, We Shall All Hang Separately.

If All Printers Were Determined Not To Print Anything Till They Were Sure It Would Offend Nobody, There Would Be Very Little Printed.

Who Had Deceived Thee So Often As Thyself?

Many People Die At Twenty Five And Aren't Buried Until They Are Seventy Five.

It Is Much Easier To Suppress A First Desire Than To Satisfy Those That Follow.

The Way To See By Faith Is To Shut The Eye Of Reason.

He That Waits Upon Fortune, Is Never Sure Of A Dinner.

He That Raises A Large Family Does, Indeed, While He Lives To Observe Them, Stand A Broader Mark For Sorrow; But Then He Stands A Broader Mark For Pleasure Too.

In General, Mankind, Since The Improvement Of Cookery, Eats Twice As Much As Nature Requires.

The Constitution Only Gives People The Right To Pursue Happiness. You Have To Catch It Yourself.

Most People Return Small Favors, Acknowledge Medium Ones And Repay Greater Ones - With Ingratitude.

There Never Was A Truly Great Man That Was Not At The Same Time Truly Virtuous.

When Befriended, Remember It; When You Befriend, Forget It.

Guests, Like Fish, Begin To Smell After Three Days.

Employ Thy Time Well, If Thou Meanest To Gain Leisure.

God Works Wonders Now And Then; Behold A Lawyer, An Honest Man.

He That's Secure Is Not Safe.

Many A Man Thinks He Is Buying Pleasure, When He Is Really Selling Himself To It.

Necessity Never Made A Good Bargain.

A Good Conscience Is A Continual Christmas.

Having Been Poor Is No Shame, But Being Ashamed Of It, Is.

Applause Waits On Success.

Who Is Rich? He That Rejoices In His Portion.

If You Would Have A Faithful Servant, And One That You Like, Serve Yourself.

He Who Falls In Love With Himself Will Have No Rivals.

He That Rises Late Must Trot All Day.

If Time Be Of All Things The Most Precious, Wasting Time Must Be The Greatest Prodigality.

Since Thou Are Not Sure Of A Minute, Throw Not Away An Hour.

Our Necessities Never Equal Our Wants.

Diligence Is The Mother Of Good Luck.

Where Sense Is Wanting, Everything Is Wanting.

If A Man Could Have Half Of His Wishes, He Would Double His Troubles.

Industry Need Not Wish.

There Are Three Faithful Friends - An Old Wife, An Old Dog, And Ready Money.

Three Can Keep A Secret, If Two Of Them Are Dead.

Mine Is Better Than Ours.

Laws Too Gentle Are Seldom Obeyed; Too Severe, Seldom Executed.

If You Would Know The Value Of Money, Go And Try To Borrow Some.

A Great Empire, Like A Great Cake, Is Most Easily Diminished At The Edges.

For Having Lived Long, I Have Experienced Many Instances Of Being Obliged, By Better Information Or Fuller Consideration, To Change Opinions, Even On Important Subjects, Which I Once Thought Right But Found To Be Otherwise.

He That Won't Be Counseled Can't Be Helped.