Benjamin Franklin

You may delay, but time will not.

Motivational Procrastination Time

There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

Peace War

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

Friendship Patience Relationships

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.

Authority Justice Laws

Well done is better than well said.

Actions Leadership Motivational

God grant that not only the love of liberty but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say: 'This is my country.'

Freedom Human Nation

Marriage is the most natural state of man, the state in which you will find solid happiness.

Happiness Marriage Relationships

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

Anger Behavior Regret

The doors of wisdom are never shut.

Knowledge Learning Wisdom

Even peace may be purchased at too high a price.

Compromise Peace Sacrifice

Genius without education is like silver in the mine.

Education Intelligence Potential

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

Age Experience Personal Development

Do good to thy friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.

Enemies Friendship Kindness

Time is money.

Money Productivity Time

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

Debt Economics Finance

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

Advice Marriage Relationships

Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.

Morality Politics Religion

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

God Happiness Wine

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

Contentment Happiness Morality

Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

Freedom Speech Wisdom