Favorite Benjamin Franklin quote?

[Taltarzac725]

He said a lot of worthwhile things. Happy Birthday to Benjamin Franklin.


"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."

[bshuler]

Seems timely?..

“Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1748

[tophcfa]

Although it’s disputed, some claim he said “beer is proof god loves us and wants us to be happy”.

[manaboutown]

There are so many from which to chose. For several reasons Ben is my favorite of all the Founding Fathers.

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

[Stu from NYC]

There are so many from which to chose. For several reasons Ben is my favorite of all the Founding Fathers.

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”

Similar to my favorite quote, fail to plan you plan to fail

[fdpaq0580]

Isn't he the one that said "trust me, honey. I have no idea how the maid's underwear ended up under my pillow."

🤔

[dewilson58]

Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.

[Topspinmo]

He said a lot of worthwhile things. Happy Birthday to Benjamin Franklin.


"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."


According OBB you need to reference that quote. :1rotfl::1rotfl:

[defrey12]

There are two that spring to mind; “Don’t ask how sausage or laws are made’ and “If you always tell the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said.”

[opinionist]

Eat to live and not live to eat.

[ThirdOfFive]

"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." (Said at about the time of the Declaration of Independence)

[Justputt]

“I am for doing good to the poor, but...I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. I observed...that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer.”

[richdell]

"Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late."

[Regorp]

He said a lot of worthwhile things. Happy Birthday to Benjamin Franklin.


"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.". Flying my kite is most electrifying!

[bmcgowan13]

He said a lot of worthwhile things. "

"Somebody hand me that pen." ...Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA July 4, 1776

[ThirdOfFive]

On the merits of older women as (ahem) nocturnal companions....

"They don't yell, they don't tell, they don't swell, and they're grateful as hell".

[Bwanajim]

‘They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.’ – Benjamin Franklin

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

From Ben Franklin's autobiography, regarding smallpox vaccines:
“In 1736 I lost one of my sons, a fine boy of four years old, by the small-pox, taken in the common way. I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation. This I mention for the sake of parents who omit that operation, on the supposition that they should never forgive themselves if a child died under it, my example showing that the regret may be the same either way and that, therefore, the safer should be chosen.”

[DAVES]

Although it’s disputed, some claim he said “beer is proof god loves us and wants us to be happy”.

Interesting to me. The Boston tea party, the Constitution etc. They didn't know about germs but they did know that City water would make you ill. Tea you boil the water and it kills the germs. Alcohol in liquor does the same. Point our forefathers and their amazing work probably were a bit drunk.