Famous Quotes / Benjamin Franklin
375 Quotations by Benjamin Franklin
- 41. Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
- 42. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
- 43. Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be ...
- 44. Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
- 45. Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
- 46. Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
- 47. Beware the hobby that eats.
- 48. Blame-all and Praise-all are two blockheads.
- 49. Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
- 50. But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
- 51. Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.
- 52. By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
- 53. Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
- 54. Clean your finger before you point at my spots.
- 55. Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.
- 56. Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.
- 57. Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
- 58. Creditors have better memories than debtors.
- 59. Critics are our friends, they tell us our faults.
- 60. Diligence is the mother of good luck.