Benjamin Franklin > Quotes

“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” (Editor’s Addition – A corollary – I can keep a secret but I not sure those I tell can?)

“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.”

“He that can have patience can have what he will.”

“A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned”

“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.”

“You may delay, but time will not.”

“Fear not death for the sooner we die, the longer we shall be immortal.”

“Many people die at twenty five and aren’t buried until they are seventy five.”

“Never ruin an apology with an excuse.”

“I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.”

“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”

“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!”