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I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will

I firmly believe this ... that without His concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better, than the builders of Babel: We shall be divided by our little partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and bye word down to future ages. And what is worse, mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing governments by human wisdom and leave it to chance, war and conquest.

Benjamin Franklin

War, Believe, Bye

Constitutional Convention Address on Prayer, delivered Thursday, June 28, 1787, Philadelphia, PA

What is best for people is what they do for themselves.

Benjamin Franklin

Self, People

If you want to be loved, love and be loveable.

Benjamin Franklin

Marriage, Want, Ifs

Quacks are the greatest liars in the world except their patients.

Benjamin Franklin

Liars, World, Patient

Theodore Diller, Benjamin Franklin (1912). “Franklin's Contribution to Medicine: Being a Collection of Letters Written by Benjamin Franklin Bearing on the Science and Art of Medicine and Exhibiting His Social and Professional Intercourse with Various Physicians of Europe and America”

In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history; for, even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.

Benjamin Franklin

Struggle, Humility, Passion

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.139, Applewood Books

The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.

Benjamin Franklin

Education, Answers, Mathematics

The King's cheese is half wasted in parings: But no matter, 'tis made of the people's milk.

Benjamin Franklin

Kings, People, Cheesy

Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.25, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

He that lives well, is learned enough.

Benjamin Franklin

Enough, Live Well, Wells

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.22, Nayika Publishing

All things are cheap to the saving, dear to the wasteful

Benjamin Franklin

Saving, Dear, Poor Richard

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.12, Nayika Publishing

Death takes no bribes.

Benjamin Franklin

Death, Bribe

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.16, Nayika Publishing

The refusal of King George to allow the colonies to operate an honest money system, which freed the ordinary man from clutches of the money manipulators was probably the prime cause of the revolution.

Benjamin Franklin

Kings, Men, Ordinary

Scarcely was I arrived at fifteen years of age, when, after having doubted in turn of different tenets, according as I found them combated in the different books that I read, I began to doubt of Revelation itself.

Benjamin Franklin

Book, Years, Religion

Benjamin Franklin (1806). “The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Now First Collected and Arranged: With Memoirs of His Early Life”, p.79

Search others for their virtues, thyself for thy vices.

Benjamin Franklin

Wise, Wisdom, 4th Of July

Benjamin Franklin (1998). “Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom”, p.12, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

A man is sometimes more generous when he has but a little money than when he has plenty, perhaps through fear of being thought to have but little.

Benjamin Franklin

Men, Generosity, Littles

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.34, Applewood Books

If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.