Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.
Benjamin Franklin
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Benjamin Franklin
Age: 84 †
Born: 1706
Born: January 17
Died: 1790
Died: April 17
Autobiographer
Chess Player
Designer
Dilettante
Diplomat
Economist
Editor
Freemason
Inventor
Journalist
Librarian
Musician
Physicist
Boston
Massachusetts
Silence Dogood
Ben Franklin
The First American
Franklin
Poor Richard
Vegan
Vegetarian
Frequently
Flesh
Occasioned
Singularity
Refusing
Vegetarianism
More quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Those who would give up liberty for safety deserve neither.
Benjamin Franklin
I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth — that God governs in the affairs of men.
Benjamin Franklin
Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive
Benjamin Franklin
Be not sick too late, nor well too soon
Benjamin Franklin
He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.
Benjamin Franklin
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Benjamin Franklin
Twas Noah who first planted the vine And mended his morals by drinking its wine.
Benjamin Franklin
Eat not to dullness, drink not to elevation.
Benjamin Franklin
Where liberty is, there is my country.
Benjamin Franklin
Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring Never to Dulness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation.
Benjamin Franklin
'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.
Benjamin Franklin
If all but myself were blind, I should want neither a fine house nor fine furniture.
Benjamin Franklin
Proclaim not all though knowest, or all though owest.
Benjamin Franklin
Do not do that which you would not have known.
Benjamin Franklin
To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.
Benjamin Franklin
Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least, you will by such conduct, stand the best chance for such consequences.
Benjamin Franklin
Marry above thy match and you will get a master.
Benjamin Franklin
In going on with these Experiments, how many pretty systems do we build, which we soon find ourselves oblig'd to destroy! If there is no other Use discover'd of Electricity, this, however, is something considerable, that it may help to make a vain Man humble.
Benjamin Franklin
He who will not be counseled cannot be helped.
Benjamin Franklin
Half-wits talk much, but say little.
Benjamin Franklin
