“A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.” Benjamin Franklin LawWisdomLawyerCountrymanFish
“A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.” Benjamin Franklin
“All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future, and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.” Benjamin Franklin ChangeFeelFutureTrouble
“Be civil to all, sociable to many, familiar with few, friend to one, enemy to none.” Benjamin Franklin EnemyWisdomSocietyCivilFriend
“Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.” Benjamin Franklin DoctorKnowledgeOldYoungWisdomBarber
“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” Benjamin Franklin TroubleSunlightAnticipationWorrying
“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” Benjamin Franklin WiseHealthyWealthy
“Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.” Benjamin Franklin ChildDoneEvilFutureOldPassion
“Genius without education is like silver in the mine.” Benjamin Franklin EducationGeniusLifeWiseSilverMine
“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.” Benjamin Franklin LoveFunNarcissismRivalsHimself
“He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.” Benjamin Franklin Money
“He that would live in peace and at ease, must not speak all he knows nor judge all he sees.” Benjamin Franklin Peace
