Benjamin Franklin Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

280 Famous Quotes by Benjamin Franklin
“Those have a short Lent, who owe money to be paid at Easter.”
Lent Quotes
“Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.”
Liberty Quotes
“Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things”
Luxury Quotes
“Some are weather-wise, some are otherwise.”
Mankind Quotes
“Men forget but never forgive. Women forgive but never forget.”
Men Quotes
“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one.”
Money Quotes
“Necessity never made a good bargain”
Necessity Quotes
“Originality is the art of concealing your sources”
Originality Quotes
“He that can have Patience, can have what he will”
Patience Quotes
“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”
Perseverance Quotes
“Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.”
Poverty Quotes
“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?”
Purpose Quotes
“Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one”
Reason Quotes
“The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.”
Reason Quotes
“Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.”
Rebellion Quotes
“Many have quarreled about religion that never practiced it”
Religion Quotes
“It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it”
Reputation Quotes
“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.”
Respect Quotes
“He that's secure is not safe.”
Safety Quotes
“What is love? Love is when one person knows all of your secrets... your deepest, darkest, most dreadful secrets of which no one else in the world knows... and yet in the end, that one person does not think any less of you; even if the rest of the world does.”
Secrets Quotes
“Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.”
Security Quotes
“God helps those who help themselves.”
Self-confidence Quotes
“Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”
Self-control Quotes
“Deny Self for Self's sake”
Self-interest Quotes
“Sin is not hurtful because it is forbidden, but it is forbidden because it is hurtful”
Sin Quotes