Quotes from Benjamin Franklin

Tayyeb Aqeel
2 min readAug 7, 2022

“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1756

“Better slip with foot than tongue.”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1734

“A right Heart exceeds all.”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1739

“When you’re good to others, you’re best to yourself.”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1748

“Hide not your Talents, they for Use were made. What’s a Sun-Dial in the shade!”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750

“Don’t throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1736

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
― Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanack

“You may delay, but time will not.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
― Benjamin Franklin, The Way to Wealth: Ben Franklin on Money and Success

“Instead of cursing the darkness, light a candle.”
― Benjamin Franklin

“The Constitution only guarantees the American people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.”
― Benjamin Franklin

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