Benjamin Franklin Sayings and Quotes

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.'

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don't have brains enough to be honest. Benjamin Franklin
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. Benjamin Franklin
There are no gains without pains. Benjamin Franklin
Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. Benjamin Franklin
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. Benjamin Franklin
There cannot be good living where there is no good drinking. Benjamin Franklin
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. Benjamin Franklin
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn. Benjamin Franklin
To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girlfriends. Benjamin Franklin
A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines. Benjamin Franklin
Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge. Benjamin Franklin
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. Benjamin Franklin
People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages. Benjamin Franklin
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. Benjamin Franklin
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. Benjamin Franklin
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money. Benjamin Franklin
Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance. Benjamin Franklin
When the well's dry, we know the worth of water. Benjamin Franklin
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. Benjamin Franklin
Where liberty is, there is my country. Benjamin Franklin
Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech. Benjamin Franklin
An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife. Benjamin Franklin
Life is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death. Benjamin Franklin
While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us. Benjamin Franklin
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. Benjamin Franklin
When you're finished changing, you're finished. Benjamin Franklin
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals. Benjamin Franklin
Never confuse motion with action. Benjamin Franklin
A little neglect may breed mischief ... for want of a nail, the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost. Benjamin Franklin
I am lord of myself, accountable to none. Benjamin Franklin