A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel. Benjamin Franklin More Quotes by Benjamin Franklin More Quotes From Benjamin Franklin An old young man, will be a young old man. Benjamin Franklin age time men Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas. Benjamin Franklin christmas integrity moving He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book. Benjamin Franklin liberty reading book I wish it (Christianity) were more productive of good works ... I mean real good works ... not holy day keeping, sermon-hearing ... or making long prayers, filled with flatteries and compliments despised by wise men, and much less capable of pleasing the Deity. Benjamin Franklin religious prayer wise I imagine it great vanity in me to suppose that the Supremely Perfect does in the least regard such an inconsiderable nothing as man. More especially, since it is impossible for me to have any positive, clear idea of that which is infinite and incomprehensible, I cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that He is even infinitely above it. Benjamin Franklin religious god father Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You Give to Another Power over Your Liberty Benjamin Franklin debt-free running thinking Distrust and caution are the parents of security. Benjamin Franklin distrust liberty parent Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him. Benjamin Franklin 4th-of-july anger hate Private property ... is a Creature of Society, and is subject to the Calls of that Society, whenever its Necessities shall require it, even to its last Farthing, its contributors therefore to the public Exigencies are not to be considered a Benefit on the Public, entitling the Contributors to the Distinctions of Honor and Power, but as the Return of an Obligation previously received, or as payment for a just Debt. Benjamin Franklin debt benefits honor Industry need not wish, and he that lives upon hopes will die fasting. There are no gains without pains. He that hath a trade hath an estate, and he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor; but then the trade must be worked at and the calling followed, or neither the estate nor the office will enable us to pay our taxes. If we are industrious, we shall never starve; for at the workingman's house hunger looks in, but dares not enter. Nor will the bailiff or the constable enter, for industry pays debts, while idleness and neglect increase them. Benjamin Franklin pain office life Our whole life is but a greater and longer childhood. Benjamin Franklin whole-life childhood life-is He that can have patience can have what he will. Benjamin Franklin determination patience sports The next thing most like living one's life over again seems to be a recollection of that life, and to make that recollection as durable as possible by putting it down in writing. Benjamin Franklin next writing life Lighthouses are more helpful than churches. Benjamin Franklin atheist religious spiritual He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money. Benjamin Franklin greatest-wealth motivation money Be not sick too late, nor well too soon Benjamin Franklin sick health too-late When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one, then on the opposite side I write the arguments against each one. Then by weighing the arguments pro and con and cancelling them out, one against the other, I take the course indicated by what remains. Benjamin Franklin opposites writing two Despair ruins some, presumption many. Benjamin Franklin presumption ruins despair I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats; for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace. Benjamin Franklin cutting war peace There's no gain, without pain. Benjamin Franklin gains pain sports
