Benjamin Franklin Quotes

The one who fails to prepare is preparing to fail.

The borrower is a slave to the lender and the debtor to the creditor.

Arguing is a game that two can play at. But it is a strange game in that neither opponent ever wins.

The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs, of his neighbor.

Don't go to the doctor with every distemper, nor to the lawyer with every quarrel, nor to the pot for every thirst.

The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone.

Eat what you like, but dress for other people.

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance.

One day is worth a thousand tomorrows.

A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.

Lose no time; be always employed in something useful.

There cannot be good living where there is not good drinking.

A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.

Distrust and caution are the parents of security.

If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.

Setting too good an Example is a Kind of slander seldom forgiven.

[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections, and a share in the Government of the Country.

Don't misinform your Doctor nor your Lawyer.

Happiness consists more in small conveniences or pleasures that occur every day, than in great pieces of good fortune that happen but seldom to a man in the course of his life.

When men differ in opinion, both sides ought equally to have the advantage of being heard by the public; when Truth and Error have fair play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.

There never was a good war, or a bad peace.

Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield.

The cat in gloves catches no mice.

A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contently.

Every pot must sit on its own bottom.

you can do anything you set your mind to

Who is strong? He that can conquer his bad habits.

A people who chose security over liberty will receive neither nor deserve either.

The misers cheese is wholesomest

Visit your Aunt, but not every Day; and call at your Brother's, but not every night.

My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.

One good husband is worth two good wives, for the scarcer things are, the more they are valued.

It's the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself.

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone.

Those who laugh often never grow old.

People are best convinced by things they themselves discover.

Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.

He that drinks fast, pays slow. Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. There can't be good living where there is not good drinking.

If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!

You must always be prepared. Make sure to look at things from all angles. If you are not prepared you will fail.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Idle hands are the devil's playthings.

Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

The way to be safe is never to be secure.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

Necessity never made a good bargain.

If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

Pen, wax and parchment govern the world.