2,150 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face

In rivers and bad governments, the lightest things swim at the top

Make use of your friends by being of use to them.

What is a butterfly? At best He's but a caterpiller drest. The gaudy Fop's his picture just.

Your best investment is to pour your purse into your head, and no one can take it away from you.

Let our Fathers and Grandfathers be valued for their Goodness, ourselves for our own.

Reader, I wish thee Health, Wealth, Happiness, And may kind Heaven thy Year's Industry bless.

Some people die at 25 and aren't buried until 75.

I wish to live without committing any fault at any time.