Famous Inspirational Quotes
Benjamin Franklin Quotes1706 - 1790 US Author, Inventor Enjoy this collection of famous quotes and sayings by Benjamin Franklin: |
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Benjamin Franklin
If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.
At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; and at 40 the judgment.
Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to get leisure.
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sun-dial in the shade?
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
You may delay, but time will not.
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
He that lives upon hope will die fasting. |
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more Benjamin Franklin Quotes: If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect. Benjamin Franklin
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.
Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.
Wish not so much to live long as to live well.
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
Never confuse motion with action.
Glass, china and reputation are easily cracked, and never well mended.
He that can have patience can have what he will.
Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five.
All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.
Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.
One today is worth two tomorrows.
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
If you would be loved, love and be lovable.
Lost time is never found again.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen.
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.
Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.
He that rises late must trot all day.
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
When in doubt, don't.
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
He that cannot obey, cannot command.
We must all hang together, or assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
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