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.
There is no such thing as a good war and there is no such thing as a bad peace.
There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one’s self.
John Maxwell Failing Forward: How to Make the Most of Your Mistakes, Thomas Nelson Inc, 8 March 2000, p. 65.As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none.
- Poor Richard’s Almanack
- Articles of Belief and Acts of Religion
- Poor Richard’s Almanack
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade.
Poor Richard’s AlmanackKeep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
Poor Richard’s Almanack- Poor Richard’s Almanack
