Wisdom Quote by Benjamin Franklin — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“That bodies should be lent us, while they can afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge, or doing good to our fellow creatures, is a kind and benevolent act of God - when they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of pleasure-instead of an aid, become an encumbrance and answer none of the intentions for which they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we may get rid of them. Death is that way.”

“One today is worth two tomorrows.”

“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”

“Tis easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.”

“There never was a good knife made of bad steel.”

“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria.”

“You attract poverty when you lack value for time”

“THE ROAD TO WISDOM”

“A mirror has always symbolized more than glass and reflection.”

“there is only one way under high heaven to get the best of an argument - and that is to avoid it .”

“When writing, there are some scenes that are emotionally overwhelming. They completely overcome the author, and only when they do this can they cause a similar reaction in the reader.”

“There are no laws, only habits of existence so deep that to break them would require unmaking the world that contains them.”