Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790) said..

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
Benjamin Franklin

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
Benjamin Franklin

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
Benjamin Franklin

All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.
Benjamin Franklin

All would live long, but none would be old.
Benjamin Franklin

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin

Anger is never without Reason, but seldom with a good One.
Benjamin Franklin

At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment.
Benjamin Franklin

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
Benjamin Franklin

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
Benjamin Franklin

Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Benjamin Franklin

Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
Benjamin Franklin

Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Benjamin Franklin

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
Benjamin Franklin

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure.
Benjamin Franklin

Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Benjamin Franklin

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
Benjamin Franklin

Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.
Benjamin Franklin

God heals, and the doctor takes the fees.
Benjamin Franklin

Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Benjamin Franklin

He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.
Benjamin Franklin

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.
Benjamin Franklin

He that can have patience can have what he will.
Benjamin Franklin

He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
Benjamin Franklin

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
Benjamin Franklin

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
Benjamin Franklin

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
Benjamin Franklin

He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.
Benjamin Franklin

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