Top 500 Benjamin Franklin Quotes (2024 Update)
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251. “Without justice, courage is weak.”

— Benjamin Franklin

252. “The man who does things makes mistakes, but he doesn’t make the biggest mistake of all-doing nothing.”

— Benjamin Franklin

253. “He’s the best physician who knows the worthlessness of most medicines.”

— Benjamin Franklin

254. “Death takes no bribes.”

— Benjamin Franklin

255. “Keep thy shop, and thy shop will keep thee.”

— Benjamin Franklin

256. “That which hurts, also instructs.”

— Benjamin Franklin

257. “If you want to keep a secret from an enemy, tell it not to a friend.”

— Benjamin Franklin

258. “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.”

— Benjamin Franklin

259. “He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.”

— Benjamin Franklin

260. “It is the religion of ignorance that tyranny begins.”

— Benjamin Franklin

261. “Virtue alone is sufficient to make a man great, glorious, and happy.”

— Benjamin Franklin

262. “Masonic ideas are the precious jewels of Speculative Masons; the should be kept bright and sparkling for all the brethren to see and to admire. As such, they should be the special care of Masonic leaders particularly those who teach and interpret the philosophy of Freemasonry.”

— Benjamin Franklin

263. “To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.”

— Benjamin Franklin

264. “Presumption first blinds a man, then sets him a running.”

— Benjamin Franklin

265. “It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.”

— Benjamin Franklin

266. “Life is a kind of chess.”

— Benjamin Franklin

267. “Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants.”

— Benjamin Franklin

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

— Benjamin Franklin

269. “Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.”

— Benjamin Franklin

270. “Order – Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.”

— Benjamin Franklin

271. “Games lubricate the body and the mind.”

— Benjamin Franklin

272. “Nothing great comes without enthusiasm.”

— Benjamin Franklin

273. “A father’s a treasure; a brother’s a comfort; a friend is both.”

— Benjamin Franklin

274. “Women and wine, game and deceit, make the wealth small, and the want great.”

— Benjamin Franklin

275. “I have lived a long time, sir, and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth – that God governs in the affairs of men.”

— Benjamin Franklin

276. “The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.”

— Benjamin Franklin

277. “Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright.”

— Benjamin Franklin

278. “He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities.”

— Benjamin Franklin

279. “What you would seem to be, be really.”

— Benjamin Franklin

280. “Your argument is sound, nothing but sound.”

— Benjamin Franklin

281. “Love your Neighbour; yet don’t pull down your Hedge.”

— Benjamin Franklin

282. “The best way to help the poor is to make them uncomfortable in their own poverty.”

— Benjamin Franklin

283. “Keep conscience clear, then never fear.”

— Benjamin Franklin

284. “He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing.”

— Benjamin Franklin

285. “I am lord of myself, accountable to none.”

— Benjamin Franklin

286. “It is better to take many injuries than to give one.”

— Benjamin Franklin

287. “The Golden Age was never the present age.”

— Benjamin Franklin

288. “There is nothing wrong with retirement as long as one doesn’t allow it to interfere with one’s work.”

— Benjamin Franklin

289. “There are three faithful friends – an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.”

— Benjamin Franklin

290. “Strict punctuality is a cheap virtue.”

— Benjamin Franklin

291. “Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is.”

— Benjamin Franklin

292. “Here is my Creed. I believe in one God, the Creator of the Universe. That He governs it by His Providence. That He ought to be worshipped.”

— Benjamin Franklin

293. “Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason.”

— Benjamin Franklin

294. “Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.”

— Benjamin Franklin

295. “A lady asked Dr. Franklin Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy – “A republic,” replied the Doctor, “if you can keep it.””

— Benjamin Franklin

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

— Benjamin Franklin

297. “We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.”

— Benjamin Franklin

298. “Great hopes make everything great possible.”

— Benjamin Franklin

299. “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom.”

— Benjamin Franklin

300. “Democracy is like having two wolves and a lamb decide what is for dinner.”

— Benjamin Franklin