Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.
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
Gain
Gains
Friend
Enemy
Keep
Good
More quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Virtues, of ... Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
Benjamin Franklin
Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
Benjamin Franklin
I think with you, that nothing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue. Wise and good men are in my opinion, the strength of the state more so than riches or arms.
Benjamin Franklin
The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.
Benjamin Franklin
Without justice, courage is weak.
Benjamin Franklin
Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.
Benjamin Franklin
Reckless youth makes rueful age.
Benjamin Franklin
In success be moderate.
Benjamin Franklin
The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality.
Benjamin Franklin
If you want a thing done - go. If not - send.
Benjamin Franklin
How do you become better tomorrow? By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid of standing still. Forget your mistakes, but remember what they taught you. So how do you become better tomorrow? By becoming better today.
Benjamin Franklin
If better is possible, good is not enough
Benjamin Franklin
If all but myself were blind, I should want neither a fine house nor fine furniture.
Benjamin Franklin
Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account.
Benjamin Franklin
Creditors have better memories than debtors.
Benjamin Franklin
All things are cheap to the saving, dear to the wasteful
Benjamin Franklin
In my youth, I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.
Benjamin Franklin
Proclaim not all though knowest, or all though owest.
Benjamin Franklin
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Benjamin Franklin
Conceiving God to be the fountain of wisdom, I thought it right and necessary to solicit his assistance for obtaining it.
Benjamin Franklin
