Quotes from Benjamin Franklin

Philosophy as well as foppery often changes fashion.

Poverty, Poetry, and new Titles of Honor, make Men ridiculous

He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.

The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.

The ancients tell us what is best; but we must learn of the moderns what is fittest.

We must, indeed, all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

Great hopes make everything great possible.

Fear God, and your enemies will fear you.

Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and likes to see us happy.

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."

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.

I looked around for God's judgments, but saw no signs of them.

I believe in one God, Creator of the Universe in that He ought to be whipped from pilar to post and back again for His shameful actions toward Humanity.

God will certainly reward virtue and punish vice, either here or hereafter.

O Lazy bones! Dost thou think God would have given thee arms and legs, if he had not design'd thou should'st use them?

God bless the King, and grant him long to Reign.

Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.

It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.