Top 18 Benjamin Franklin Quotes

Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances.

- Benjamin Franklin

Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.

- Benjamin Franklin

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.

- Benjamin Franklin

Well done is better than well said.

- Benjamin Franklin

At twenty years of age the will reigns at thirty, the wit and at forty, the judgment.

- Benjamin Franklin

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

- Benjamin Franklin

There never was a good war or a bad peace.

- Benjamin Franklin

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

- Benjamin Franklin

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

- Benjamin Franklin

Common sense is something that everyone needs, few have, and none think they lack.

- Benjamin Franklin

In free governments the rulers are the servants, and the people their superiors and sovereigns.

- Benjamin Franklin

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

- Benjamin Franklin

Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.

- Benjamin Franklin

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

- Benjamin Franklin

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.

- Benjamin Franklin

Security without liberty is called prison.

- Benjamin Franklin

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

- Benjamin Franklin

I didn’t fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

- Benjamin Franklin