Benjamin Franklin Quotes Page 3

“Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.”

“You may delay, but time will not.”

“Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.”

“Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.”

“Eat not to dullness. Drink not to elevation.”

“Imitate Jesus and Socrates.”

“Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.”

“Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.”

“Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e., Waste nothing.”

“Rarely use venery but for health or offspring; never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another’s peace or reputation.”

“Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.”

“Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.”

“Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes, or habitation.”

“Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and if you speak, speak accordingly.”

“Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.”

“A friend in need is a friend indeed!”

“Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.”

“Fish and visitors stink in 3 days.”

“Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.”

“He that's content, hath enough; He that complains, has too much.”

“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.”

“Lost time is never found again.”

“Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.”

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

“Today is Yesterday's pupil.”

“Wise men learn by other's harms; Fools by their own.”

“At the working man’s house hunger looks in, but dares not enter.”

“Beware of little expenses; A small leak will sink a great ship.”

“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.”

“Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.”