2,150 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Where there's marriage without love, there will be love without marriage.

Keep thou from the Opportunity, and God will keep thee from the Sin.

Philosophy as well as foppery often changes fashion.

Keep flax from fire, and youth from gaming.

Nothing is more important for the public wealth than to form and train youth in wisdom and virtue. Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.

It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service.

Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves.

So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must add frugality if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a grout at last.