Benjamin Franklin Quotations

1. " Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. "
2. " Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. "
3. " Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He who is content. Who is that? Nobody. "
4. " Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame. "
5. " The great secret of succeeding in conversation is to admire little, to hear much; always to distrust our own reason, and sometimes that of our friends; never to pretend to wit, but to make that of others appear as much as possibly we can; to hearken to what is said and to answer to the purpose. Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. "
6. " He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face. "
7. "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to prosper."
8. " 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. "
9. " Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man. "
10. " If you would know the value of money try to borrow some. "
11. " Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. "
12. " When you're finished changing, you're finished. "
13. " Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy. "
14. " While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us. "
15. " Many people die at twenty five and aren't buried until they are seventy five. "
16. " If you desire many things, many things will seem few. "