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Letter "B" » Benjamin Franklin Quotes
«The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.»
«Kill no more pigeons than you can eat.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
Animals
| Keywords:
pigeon, pigeons
«Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that's the stuff life is made of.»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
squander
«Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.»
«The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise man is in his heart»
«Sloth makes all things difficult, but industry all easy»
«Laws like to Cobwebs catch small Flies, Great ones break thro' before your eyes»
«Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
Idleness,
Pride
| Keywords:
heavier, heavy-handed, parliaments
«Creditors have better memories than debtors; creditors are a superstitious sect, great observers of set days and times»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| About:
Memory
| Keywords:
creditor, creditors, debtors, observers, sect, superstitious
«The Sun never repents of the good he does, nor does he ever demand a recompense»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
| Keywords:
demand, recompense, recompenses, recompensing, repents
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