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Benjamin Franklin Quotes about Pride

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The devil wipes his breech with poor folks' pride.

The devil wipes his breech with poor folks' pride.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Devil, Wipe

Benjamin Franklin (1987). “Poor Richard's Almanack: Being the Choicest Morsels of Wisdom, Written During the Years of the Almanack's Publication”, p.12, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Vanity, Dine

Jack Vincent, Benjamin Franklin (2010). “Benjamin Franklin's the Way to Wealth”, p.83, The Way to Wealth

Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Men, Good Man

Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.170, Barnes & Noble Publishing

We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Government, Folly

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

Benjamin Franklin

Kings, 4th Of July, Pride

Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin (2005). “The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.37, Regnery Publishing

The proud hate pride in others.

Benjamin Franklin

Hate, Pride, Proud

Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.26, Courier Corporation

If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Vans, Poor Richard

Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.24, Nayika Publishing

Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Want, Loud

Benjamin Franklin (1836). “The Works of Benjamin Franklin; Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author”, p.100

Taxes are indeed very heavy - We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness. Three times as much by our Pride. And four times as much by our Folly.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Three, Taxation

Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818”, p.248

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Poverty, Infamy

Jack Vincent, Benjamin Franklin (2010). “Benjamin Franklin's the Way to Wealth”, p.83, The Way to Wealth

Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Desire, Pieces

Benjamin Franklin (1836). “The Works of Benjamin Franklin; Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author”, p.100

Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.

Benjamin Franklin

Friendship, Pride, Government

If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Add, Modesty

Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.105, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Dresses, Curse

Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.252, Printed for H. Colborn

My List of Virtues contain'd at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform'd me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show'd itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the right when discussing any Point, but was overbearing & rather insolent; of which he convinc'd me by mentioning several Instances; - I determined endeavouring to cure myself ..., and I added Humility to my List, giving an extensive Meaning to the Word.

Benjamin Franklin

Humility, Pride, Giving

Source: edsitement.neh.gov

As Pride increases, Fortune declines.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Increase, Decline

Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.26, Courier Corporation

Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter.

Benjamin Franklin

Kings, 4th Of July, Pride

Benjamin Franklin (2010). “Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography & Selected Writings”, p.64, American Liberty Press

Pride gets into the Coach, and Shame mounts behind.

Benjamin Franklin

Pride, Shame, Behinds

Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.25, Courier Corporation

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