Benjamin Franklin Quotes

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Born: Jan 17, 1706
Died: Apr 17, 1790
Good He Man Never Will You
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So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for every thing one has a mind to do. Benjamin Franklin
Mind Every Find Since Make Enables Convenient Reason Reasonable Creature Thing
Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities. Benjamin Franklin
Buy Long Thou Shalt Thy Sell Necessities Need
For my own part, I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character. He does not get his living honestly. Benjamin Franklin
Character Bird Wish Country Own Living Honestly Our Bad Moral Moral Character My Own Had He Part Bald Does Been His Get Representative Chosen Eagle
It is much easier to suppress a first desire than to satisfy those that follow. Benjamin Franklin
First Those Easier Follow Suppress Than Much Satisfy Desire
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. Benjamin Franklin
Faith World Men Saved Affairs Want
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth. Benjamin Franklin
Wealth Rich Sick Only Feel Impotence Fully
I wake up every morning at nine and grab for the morning paper. Then I look at the obituary page. If my name is not on it, I get up. Benjamin Franklin
Morning Wake Up Every Nine Paper Obituary Name Look Wake Up Grab Get Then Page
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him. Benjamin Franklin
Man Purse Take No-One Head Him His
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires. Benjamin Franklin
Nature Eats General Since Improvement Diet Mankind Much Requires Cookery Twice
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is. Benjamin Franklin
Having Shame Been Being Ashamed Poor
There cannot be a stronger natural right than that of a man's making the best profit he can of the natural produce of his lands. Benjamin Franklin
Best Man Natural Stronger Profit He Making His Than Cannot Natural Right Produce Lands Right
He that won't be counseled can't be helped. Benjamin Franklin
He Helped
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it. Benjamin Franklin
Wealth His
The art of acting consists in keeping people from coughing. Benjamin Franklin
Art People Consists Coughing Acting Keeping
He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book. Benjamin Franklin
Book He Wiser Himself Than
I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the least profit by any of them. Benjamin Franklin
World Made Profit Having Inventions Proposed Never Make Least Private Nor Any Interest Them Reception
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money. Benjamin Franklin
Money Will Everything He Well Opinion Doing Suspected May
Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. Benjamin Franklin
Love Marriage Will Without Where
An egg today is better than a hen to-morrow. Benjamin Franklin
Today Better Than Egg Hen
He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too. Benjamin Franklin
Family Too Mark Indeed Broader Pleasure He Observe Sorrow Does While Them Then Stand Large Stands Large Family Lives Raises
All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the world. Benjamin Franklin
Work Religion World Think See Like Partnership Cannot Which Sanction Us Who Serious Binds
Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later. Benjamin Franklin
War Later Bill Paid Wars Wartime
Industry need not wish. Benjamin Franklin
Wish Industry Need
He that speaks much, is much mistaken. Benjamin Franklin
He Mistaken Much Speaks
Each year one vicious habit discarded, in time might make the worst of us good. Benjamin Franklin
Time Good Year Worst Habit Discarded Make Vicious Might Us Each Each Year
Those have a short Lent who owe money to be paid at Easter. Benjamin Franklin
Money Those Easter Owe Short Lent Paid Who
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