Benjamin Franklin July Quotations

Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.

Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in the world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes.

Read much, but not too many books.

People who are wrapped up in themselves make small packages.

Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge.

He that hath a Trade, hath an Estate.

Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.

Moses lifting up his wand, and dividing the Red Sea, and Pharaoh in his chariot overwhelmed with the waters. This motto: "Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God."

In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had daily prayers in this room for Divine protection," he stated. "Our prayers, Sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. ... Do we imagine we no longer need His assistance?

He is ill clothed that is bare of virtue.

Necessity never made a good bargain.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

Never confuse motion with action.

He that lives upon hope will die fasting.

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

Wish not so much to live long as to live well.

Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.

Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have either one.

Where liberty is, there is my country.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose.

Tis easy to see, hard to foresee.

He's a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.

Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.

Our Constitution is in actual operation; everything appears to promise that it will last; but in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Little strokes fell great oaks.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

After three days men grow weary, of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

A good example is the best sermon.

To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girlfriends.

Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.

He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter.

Old boys have their playthings as well as young ones; the difference is only in the price.

He that lieth down with Dogs, shall rise up with Fleas.