Benjamin Franklin

Acquire riches by industry and frugality.

Benjamin Franklin

After all, wedlock is the natural state of man. A bachelor is not a complete human being. He is like the odd half of a pair of scissors, which has not yet found its fellow, and therefore is not even half so useful as they might be together.

Benjamin Franklin

All the heavenly bodies, the stars and planets, are regulated with the utmost wisdom! And can we suppose less care to be taken in the order of the moral than in the natural system?

Benjamin Franklin

All wars are follies, very expensive and very mischievous ones. In my opinion, there never was a good war or a bad peace. When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?

Benjamin Franklin

All would live long, but none would be old.

Benjamin Franklin

An egg today is better than a hen to-morrow.

Benjamin Franklin

As often as we do good, we sacrifice.

Benjamin Franklin

As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours, and this we should do freely and generously.

Benjamin Franklin

As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.

Benjamin Franklin

Avarice and happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted.

Benjamin Franklin