Benjamin Franklin

The wise man draws more advantage from his enemies than the fool from his friends.

Benjamin Franklin

There cannot be a stronger natural right than that of a man’s making the best profit he can of the natural produce of his lands.

Benjamin Franklin

There never was a good knife made of bad steel.

Benjamin Franklin

There’s none deceived but he that trusts.

Benjamin Franklin

Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords.

Benjamin Franklin

To cease to think creatively is to cease to live.

Benjamin Franklin

To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.

Benjamin Franklin

To find out a girl’s faults, praise her to her girlfriends.

Benjamin Franklin

To follow by faith alone is to follow blindly.

Benjamin Franklin

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

Benjamin Franklin