2,150 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.

Let thy discontents be thy secrets

I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such: because I think a General Government necessary for us, and there is no Form of Government but what may be a Blessing to the People if well-administred; and I believe farther that this is likely to be well administred for a Course of Years and can only end in Despotism as other Forms have done before it, when the People shall become so corrupted as to need Despotic Government, being incapable of any other.

To be proud of virtue, is to poison yourself with the Antidote.

Critics are our friends, they show us our faults.

Write people’s accomplishments in stone and their faults in sand.

...as I am not fond of giving advice,having seldom seen it taken

Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools that don't have brains enough to be honest.

Vicious actions are not hurtful because they are forbidden, but forbidden because they are hurtful.