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If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.

If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.

Benjamin Franklin
Success, Freedom, Thinking

Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech.

Benjamin Franklin
Freedom, Independent, Science
Andrew M. Allison, Willard Cleon Skousen, M. Richard Maxfield, Benjamin Franklin (1982). “The Real Benjamin Franklin”

He who would trade liberty for some temporary security, deserves neither liberty nor security.

Benjamin Franklin
Liberty, Politics, Conservative

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

Benjamin Franklin
War, Government, Guy

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.

Benjamin Franklin
Education, Work, Stupid

Common sense without education, is better than education without common sense.

Benjamin Franklin
Common Sense, Common

Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Dream, Motivation

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.

Benjamin Franklin
Positive, Forgiveness, Respect

Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Fear, Sheep
Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin (2005). “The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.108, Regnery Publishing

It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.

Benjamin Franklin
Leadership, Patriotic, Independent

There are many roads to success, but only one sure road to failure; and that is to try to please everyone else.

Benjamin Franklin
Trying, Road To Success, Please

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. When you're down to nothing, God is up to something. The faithful see the invisible, believe the incredible and then receive the impossible. Where liberty dwells there is my country.

Benjamin Franklin
Country, Giving Up, Believe

This [the U.S. Constitution] is likely to be administered for a course of years and then end in despotism... when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other.

Benjamin Franklin
Government, Years, People

Little minds think and talk about people. Average minds think and talk about things and actions. Great minds think and talk about ideas.

Benjamin Franklin
Thinking, Average, Ideas

Let every fart count as a peal of thunder for liberty. Let every fart remind the nation of how much it has let pass out of its control. It is a small gesture, but one that can be very effective - especially in a large crowd. So fart, and if you must, fart often. But always fart without apology. Fart for freedom, fart for liberty - and fart proudly.

Benjamin Franklin
Apology, Liberty, Small Gestures
Benjamin Franklin, Carl Japikse (2003). “Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School”, p.128, Frog Books

The only thing that is more expensive than education is ignorance.

Benjamin Franklin
Ignorance, Expensive

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

Benjamin Franklin
Im Sorry, Apology, Positivity

Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature.

Benjamin Franklin
4th Of July, Men, Law
Benjamin Franklin (1907). “The Franklin Year Book: Maxims and Morals from the Great Philosopher”

Change is the only constant in life. Ones ability to adapt to those changes will determine your success in life.

Benjamin Franklin
Success In Life, Ability, Constant

The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearned, but it is still nonsense.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Writing, Politics

When you are good to others, you are best to yourself.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspiring, Giving, Inspire
Benjamin Franklin, Ormond Seavey (1998). “Autobiography and Other Writings”, p.282, Oxford University Press, USA

Well done is better than well said.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Success, Motivational Sports
Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, Nayika Publishing

If you do tomorrow what you did today , you will get tomorrow what you got today

Benjamin Franklin
Today, Tomorrow, Ifs

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.

Benjamin Franklin
Inspirational, Relationship, Uplifting
Benjamin Franklin (2013). “The Art of Virtue: Ben Franklin's Formula for Successful Living”, p.1, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

The world is run by the people who show up.

Benjamin Franklin
Running, People, World

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