Quotes from Benjamin Franklin

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

A man in a passion, rides a mad horse.

A wise man will desire no more than what he may get justly, use soberly, distribute cheerfully, and leave contently.

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone.

Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly and, if you speak, speak accordingly.

Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly.

He's a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.

Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue; it is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.

Cold & cunning come from the north: But cunning sans wisdom is nothing worth.

A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours.

Where sense is wanting, everything is wanting.

You have on hand those things that you need if you have but the wit and wisdom to use them.

Some books we read, tho' few there are that hit the happy point where wisdom joins with wit.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

If you want to be loved, love and be loveable.

I know not which lives more unnatural lives, obeying husbands, or commanding wives.

Marry above thy match and you will get a master.

You can bear your own faults and why not a fault in your wife?

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and... the state in which you will find solid happiness.

I never knew a man who was good at making excuses who was good at anything else.