Benjamin Franklin Quotes
By Matthew Bass on March 26, 2013
“Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security”
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“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else”
“To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”
“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”
“He that displays too often his wife and his wallet is in danger of having both of them borrowed”
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”
“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.”
“Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody”
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
“To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.”
“The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it”
“When in doubt, don’t.”
“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.”
“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them”
“God helps those who help themselves.”
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
“Never confuse motion with action.”
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
“Lost time is never found again.”
