Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Benjamin Franklin quotes, Benjamin Franklin sayings, and Benjamin Franklin proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.Benjamin Franklin
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Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.Benjamin Franklin
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The magistrate should obey the laws, the people should obey the magistrate. Benjamin Franklin
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Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.Benjamin Franklin
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Lost time is never found again.Benjamin Franklin
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By diligence and patience, the mouse bit in two the cable.Benjamin Franklin
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But in this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.Benjamin Franklin
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If passion drives, let reason hold the reins.Benjamin Franklin
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A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough. Benjamin Franklin
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A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over. Benjamin Franklin
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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 the right of every man as far as by it he does not hurt or control the right of another; and this is the only check it ought to suffer and the only bounds it ought to know.Benjamin Franklin
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Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.Benjamin Franklin
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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.Benjamin Franklin
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If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.Benjamin Franklin
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A man in a passion rides a mad horse.Benjamin Franklin
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Contentment makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.Benjamin Franklin
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The rotten apples spoil its companions.Benjamin Franklin
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Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?Benjamin Franklin
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Take this remark from Richard, poor and lame, what'er's begun in anger ends in shame.Benjamin Franklin
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There can't be good living where there is not good drinking.Benjamin Franklin
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The declaration of Independence only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.Benjamin Franklin
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If what most men admire, they would despise. Twould look as if mankind were growing wiseBenjamin Franklin
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Drive thy business or it will drive thee.Benjamin Franklin
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There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.Benjamin Franklin
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A father's treasure; a brother's comfort; a friend is both.Benjamin Franklin
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Man is a tool-making animal.Benjamin Franklin
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Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, disclosure a clear man.Benjamin Franklin
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Well done is better than well said.Benjamin Franklin
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If it be the design of Providence to extirpate these savages in order to make room for the cultivation of the earth, it seems not improbably that rum may be the appointed means. Benjamin Franklin
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Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.Benjamin Franklin