Benjamin Franklin1706–1790The quotations of
Benjamin Franklin
American polymath and statesman
1706–1790
98 quotes, most often on Money, Success and Work. Part of the Founding Fathers and Scientists collections.
- Preface, Poor Richard’s Almanack (1758)
- Poor Richard’s Almanack
- This was first used by Franklin for the Pennsylvania Assembly in its “Reply to the Governor” (November 11, 1755) Reply to the Governor
- Advice to a Young Tradesman, Written by an Old One (1748), as quoted by Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Chapter II: The Spirit of Capitalism, 1905. [//www.archive.org/download/littlemasterpiec00fran/littlemasterpiec00fra
- Poor Richard’s Almanack
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of.
Poor Richard’s Almanack- Poor Richard’s Almanack (1737)
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
- Poor Richard’s Almanack
Often credited to Benjamin Franklin
Quotes often credited to Benjamin Franklin that were said or written by someone else.
Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
?UnattributedOften credited to Benjamin FranklinDemocracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
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- DDDavid Alfred Doudney1811–1894Often credited to Benjamin Franklin
I am a strong believer in luck and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
?UnattributedOften credited to Benjamin FranklinAnger is one of the sinews of the soul; he that wants it hath a maimed mind.
Thomas Fuller1608–1661Often credited to Benjamin FranklinThe doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
Charles Spurgeon1834–1892Often credited to Benjamin FranklinTo find out a girl’s faults, praise her to her girl friends.
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Harry Emerson Fosdick1878–1969Often credited to Benjamin Franklin- JWJohn Webbe1530–1571Often credited to Benjamin Franklin
Ralph Richardson1902–1983Often credited to Benjamin Franklin
