Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Date of Birth – January 17, 1706
Date of death – April 17, 1790
American leading author, philosopher, physicist, diplomat, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman and printer
“Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.”
“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
“Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.”
“One should eat to live, not live to eat.”
“If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life.”
“Honesty is the best policy.”
“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
“The best of all medicines are rest and fasting.”
“Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.”
“Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.”
“A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.”