Quotes by Franklin Benjamin
He’s a fool who cannot conceal his wisdom.
Remember that time is money.
God helps them that help themselves.
Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody.
There never was a good war or a bad peace.
A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
Fish and guests smell after three days.
I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.
It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright.
Necessity never made a good bargain.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
To find out a girl’s faults, praise her to her girl friends.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
A place for everything, everything in its place.
Remember that credit is money.
He’s a fool that makes his doctor his heir.
He that drinks fast, pays slow.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Ownership : Mine is better than Ours.
Applause waits on success.
Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.
Despair ruins some, presumption many.
He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.
No gain without pain.
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
Friends may come and go, but enemies accumulate.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
Fools need advice most, but wise men only are the better for it.
Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security.
He that lives upon hope will die fasting.
Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.
To be intimate with a foolish friend, is like going to bed with a razor.