Benjamin Franklin Quotes on Education, Success & Life

If you judge a book by its cover,a fish will be thinking how stupid it looks its whole life.

Speak little, do much.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most fools do.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.

Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?

The way to see by Faith is to shut the Eye of Reason.

If you would have a faithful servant, and one that you like, serve yourself.

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Half-wits talk much, but say little.

Read much, but not many books.

A Brother may not be a Friend, but a Friend will always be a Brother.

Security without liberty is called prison.

Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves.

Nothing was useful which was not honest.

They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.