Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
Certainlie these things agree, The Priest, the Lawyer, & Death all three: Death takes both the weak and the strong. The lawyer takes from both right and wrong, And the priest from living and dead has his Fee.
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
Things
Takes
Wrong
Fees
Living
Priest
Strong
Priests
Science
Lawyer
Death
Agree
Three
Weak
Right
Dead
More quotes by Benjamin Franklin
Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive
Benjamin Franklin
When men are employed they are best contented.
Benjamin Franklin
Be civil to all serviceable to many familiar with few friend to one enemy to none.
Benjamin Franklin
I am lord of myself, accountable to none.
Benjamin Franklin
Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds.
Benjamin Franklin
I hope...that mankind will at length, as they call themselves reasonable creatures, have reason and sense enough to settle their differences without cutting throats for in my opinion there never was a good war, or a bad peace.
Benjamin Franklin
The doors of wisdom are never shut.
Benjamin Franklin
Learn of the skillful he that teaches himself, has a fool for his master.
Benjamin Franklin
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.
Benjamin Franklin
Who has deceived thee as oft as thyself.
Benjamin Franklin
There was great difference in persons and discretion did not always accompany years, nor was youth always without it.
Benjamin Franklin
A friend in need is a friend indeed!
Benjamin Franklin
What science can there be more noble, more excellent, more useful for men, more admirably high and demonstrative, than this of mathematics?
Benjamin Franklin
Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.
Benjamin Franklin
The only time not wasted is wasted time.
Benjamin Franklin
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.
Benjamin Franklin
Honesty is the best policy.
Benjamin Franklin
Men are subject to various inconveniences merely through lack of a small share of courage, which is a quality very necessary in the common occurrences of life, as well as in a battle. How many impertinences do we daily suffer with great uneasiness, because we have not courage enough to discover our dislike.
Benjamin Franklin
There's many witty men whose brains can't fill their bellies.
Benjamin Franklin
An ounce of wit that is bought, Is worth a pound that is taught.
Benjamin Franklin
