Benjamin Franklin ( 10 of 244 )
Necessity never made a good bargain
Necessity never made a good bargain
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it
It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it
Handle your tools without mittens.
Handle your tools without mittens.
Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.
Never leave that till to-morrow which you can do to-day.
He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
He that waits upon fortune, is never sure of a dinner.
Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either read more
Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.
If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.
