Benjamin Franklin Quotes (page 5)

1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat
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“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.”
Marriage
“A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.”
Tact and Tactfulness
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”
Writers and Writing
“A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.”
Cheerfulness
“Trouble springs from idleness, and grievous toil from needless ease.”
Idleness
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”
Excuses
“The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality.”
Wealth
“Never take a wife till thou hast a house (and a fire) to put her in.”
Wives
“You may delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.”
Procrastination
“Don't throw stones at your neighbors , if your own windows are glass.”
Neighbors
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
Unity
“If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.”
Wish and Wishing
“Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.”
Expectation
“Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.”
Manners
“Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.”
Pride
“Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.”
Reputation
“Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
Sleep
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
Certainty
“There is much difference between imitating a man and counterfeiting him.”
Plagiarism
“There have been as great souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous.”
Fame
“Spinoza Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.”
Fools and Foolishness
“Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.”
Resolution
“If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.”
Persuasion
“Learn of the skillful; he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.”
Learning
“Where there is marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.”
Marriage
“If your riches are yours, why don't you take them with to the other world?”
Riches
“He's the best physician that knows the worthlessness of the most medicines.”
Physicians
“Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man.”
Books and Reading
“There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.”
Friends and Friendship
“Buy what thou hast no need of and ere long thou shalt sell thy necessities.”
Necessity