Benjamin Franklin quotes

Never ruin an apology with an …Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

Short Advice

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it …I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

Failure Short Humor Positive Attitude

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty …They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Courage Freedom

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain …We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

Funny Short Ignorance

He that can have patience can have what he …He that can have patience can have what he will.

Inspirational Short

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are …Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Funny Short Secret

Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy …Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.

Death Life Witty Humor

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to …By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

Failure Short

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for …War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

War

You may delay, but time will …You may delay, but time will not.

Short Time

I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything …I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.

Inspirational Men

Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made …Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.

Inspirational Life Time



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Benjamin Franklin Short quotes ⇑


Short Quotes
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question …It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.

Short Responsibility Question

If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is …If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.

Short Thinking

Lost Time is never found …Lost Time is never found again.

Short Time Wisdom

In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is …In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.

Short Wisdom Humor

Hide not your talents, they for use were made, What's a sundial in the …Hide not your talents, they for use were made, What's a sundial in the shade?

Short Work



All Benjamin Franklin quotes ⇑


Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who …Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.

Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be …Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.

Death Short Fear

How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His …How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, His precepts!

Religion Short

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, …If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.

Humor Book Reading

The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to …The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.

Happiness Humor

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave …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.

Silence Difficulty

Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him …Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.

Friendship

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I …Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.

Education Short Learning

A Penny Saved is a Penny …A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned

Inspirational Wisdom Money

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to …Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

Ignorance Learning

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better …Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

War Growth

The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to …The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.

Reading

Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with …Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy

God