"A dying man can do nothing easy." ~Benjamin Franklin
"A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines" ~Benjamin Franklin
"A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one." ~Benjamin Franklin
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Anger is never without reason, but seldom with a good one." ~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
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship." ~Benjamin Franklin
“By working faithfully eight hours a day, you may get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Diligence is the mother of good luck, and God gives all things to industry. Then plough deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep." ~Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac
"Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may happen. Keep in the sunlight." ~Benjamin Franklin
“Don't throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good throughout." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Energy and persistence conquer all things." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Whatever begins in anger, ends in shame." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame." ~Benjamin Franklin
"When the well's dry, we know the worth of water." ~Benjamin Franklin
“When you are finished changing... you're finished.” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning." ~Benjamin Franklin
"You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again." ~Benjamin Franklin
About Benjamin Franklin
"He became almost as famous for his sense of humor as for his science; laughing, his opponents listened and were persuaded." ~H. W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, National Bestseller
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Some Amusing, Funny and Thought Provoking Quotations of Benjamin Franklin [1705-1790]
In the great tradition of American humor, the title of “First American Humorist” rightfully belongs to Benjamin Franklin. He was the beginning of a long line of writers who created a uniquely American form of humor filled with clever wit, folksy wisdom, and a generous portion of irreverence. In his Poor Richard’s Almanac, Franklin wrote many clever sayings which are still part of our cultural heritage today.
At 26, Franklin published the first edition of Poor Richard’s Almanac under the pseudonym Richard Saunders.
* Remember that time is money.
* A penny saved is a penny earned.
* Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.
* Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
* Fish and visitors smell in three days.
* Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
* God helps them that help themselves.
* Haste makes waste.
* Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?
* It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
* Little strokes fell great oaks.
* Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.
* Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
* Well done is better than well said.
* In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
* There never was a good war nor a bad peace.
* Never contradict anybody. * 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.
BIO
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and in many ways was "the First American."
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"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Each year one vicious habit rooted out, in time might make the worst man good throughout." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Energy and persistence conquer all things." ~Benjamin Franklin
“Finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist.” ~Benjamin Frankilin
"Flesh eating is "unprovoked murder." On the subject of vegetarianism, Franklin noted that one will achieve "greater progress, from the greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics and limited monarchies derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates." ~Benjamin Franklin from "On Freedom of Speech and the Press", Pennsylvania Gazette, 17 November 1737.
"Flesh eating is "unprovoked murder." On the subject of vegetarianism, Franklin noted that one will achieve "greater progress, from the greater clearness of head and quicker comprehension." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved, and tyranny is erected on its ruins. Republics and limited monarchies derive their strength and vigor from a popular examination into the action of the magistrates." ~Benjamin Franklin from "On Freedom of Speech and the Press", Pennsylvania Gazette, 17 November 1737.
"Genius is nothing but a greater aptitude for patience. " ~Benjamin Franklin
“God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown." ~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 cannot obey, cannot command." ~Benjamin Franklin
"He that rises late must trot all day." -Benjamin Franklin
"He that speaks much, is much mistaken." ~Benjamin Franklin
“God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Growth means change and change involves risk, stepping from the known to the unknown." ~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 cannot obey, cannot command." ~Benjamin Franklin
"He that rises late must trot all day." -Benjamin Franklin
"He that speaks much, is much mistaken." ~Benjamin Franklin
“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows or judge all he sees.” ~Benjamin Franklin
"He who can have patience can have what he will." ~Benjamin Franklin
"He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of Christianity, will revolutionize the world." ~Benjamin Franklin
“Here's to our beloved George Washington, the Joshua of America, who commanded the sun and the moon to stand still--and they obeyed.” ~Benjamin Franklin
“How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day." ~Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
"I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong" ~Benjamin Franklin
"I will speak ill of no man, and speak all the good I know of everybody." ~Benjamin Franklin
"I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country. ...The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America." ~Benjamin Franklin
"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
"If you have no honey in your pot, have some in your mouth." ~Benjamin Franklin
"If you would be loved, love and be lovable." ~Benjamin Franklin
"In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Keep in the sunlight." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Let thy discontents be thy secrets." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches." ~Benjamin Franklin
"He who shall introduce into public affairs the principles of Christianity, will revolutionize the world." ~Benjamin Franklin
“Here's to our beloved George Washington, the Joshua of America, who commanded the sun and the moon to stand still--and they obeyed.” ~Benjamin Franklin
“How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day." ~Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
"I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong" ~Benjamin Franklin
"I will speak ill of no man, and speak all the good I know of everybody." ~Benjamin Franklin
"I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country. ...The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America." ~Benjamin Franklin
"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
"If you have no honey in your pot, have some in your mouth." ~Benjamin Franklin
"If you would be loved, love and be lovable." ~Benjamin Franklin
"In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Keep in the sunlight." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Let thy discontents be thy secrets." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Life’s tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches." ~Benjamin Franklin
“Look before, or you'll find yourself behind.” ~Benjamin Franklin
“Lost time is never found again.” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors." ~Benjamin Franklin
"One day is worth a thousand tomorrows." ~Benjamin Franklin
“One Half of the World does not know how the other Half lives." ~Benjamin Franklin
on his half-sister, Jane Franklin
"Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt." ~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
"Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and it is our duty to make the best of it, and be thankful." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ~Benjamin Franklin
"The early morning has gold in its mouth." ~Benjamin Franklin
"The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands." ~Benjamin Franklin on Eye
"The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart." ~Benjamin Franklin
"The way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason." ~Benjamin Franklin
"There’s more old Drunkards than old Doctors" ~Benjamin Franklin
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~Benjamin Franklin
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” ~Benjamin Franklin
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Well done is better than well said." ~Benjamin Franklin
“Lost time is never found again.” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors." ~Benjamin Franklin
"One day is worth a thousand tomorrows." ~Benjamin Franklin
“One Half of the World does not know how the other Half lives." ~Benjamin Franklin
on his half-sister, Jane Franklin
"Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Rather go to bed with out dinner than to rise in debt." ~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
"Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and it is our duty to make the best of it, and be thankful." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ~Benjamin Franklin
"The early morning has gold in its mouth." ~Benjamin Franklin
"The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands." ~Benjamin Franklin on Eye
"The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart." ~Benjamin Franklin
"The way to see faith is to shut the eye of reason." ~Benjamin Franklin
"There’s more old Drunkards than old Doctors" ~Benjamin Franklin
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." ~Benjamin Franklin
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” ~Benjamin Franklin
"We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Well done is better than well said." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Whatever begins in anger, ends in shame." ~Benjamin Franklin
"Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame." ~Benjamin Franklin
"When the well's dry, we know the worth of water." ~Benjamin Franklin
“When you are finished changing... you're finished.” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning." ~Benjamin Franklin
"You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again." ~Benjamin Franklin
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About Benjamin Franklin
"He became almost as famous for his sense of humor as for his science; laughing, his opponents listened and were persuaded." ~H. W. Brands, The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, National Bestseller
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Some Amusing, Funny and Thought Provoking Quotations of Benjamin Franklin [1705-1790]
In the great tradition of American humor, the title of “First American Humorist” rightfully belongs to Benjamin Franklin. He was the beginning of a long line of writers who created a uniquely American form of humor filled with clever wit, folksy wisdom, and a generous portion of irreverence. In his Poor Richard’s Almanac, Franklin wrote many clever sayings which are still part of our cultural heritage today.
At 26, Franklin published the first edition of Poor Richard’s Almanac under the pseudonym Richard Saunders.
* Remember that time is money.
* A penny saved is a penny earned.
* Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.
* Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
* Fish and visitors smell in three days.
* Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
* God helps them that help themselves.
* Haste makes waste.
* Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?
* It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
* Little strokes fell great oaks.
* Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.
* Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
* Well done is better than well said.
* In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
* There never was a good war nor a bad peace.
* Never contradict anybody. * 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.
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BIO
Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and in many ways was "the First American."
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