American
Author,
Scientist,
Inventor,
Philosopher,
Civil Servant,
Activist and
Politician
(January 17,
1706 -
April 17,
1790)
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."
"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor."
"Drive thy business, let not that drive thee."
"Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."
"Energy and persistence conquer all things."
"Fish and visitors smell in three days."
"For want of a nail the shoe was lost; For want of a shoe the horse was lost; For want of a horse the rider was lost; For want of a rider the battle was lost; All for want of care about a horseshoe nail."
"God helps those who help themselves."
"A good example is the best sermon."
"Haste makes waste."
"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."
"He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all."
"If you would be loved, love, and be loveable."
"In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes."
"Little strokes fell great oaks."
"Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of filling a vacuum, it makes one."
"Never confuse motion with action."
"No gains without pains."
"A place for everything, everything in its place."
"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment."
"Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve."
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
"There never was a good war or a bad peace."
"Those things that hurt, instruct."
"To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions."
"When you're finished changing, you're finished."
"Without Freedom of thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of speech."
