Benjamin Franklin

(86 votes)   Glass, china, and reputation are easily cracked, and never mended well.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(85 votes)   There is much difference between imitating a man and counterfeiting him.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(84 votes)   Don't throw stones at your neighbors , if your own windows are glass.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(84 votes)   He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(84 votes)   Nothing preaches better than the act.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(83 votes)   He who multiplies riches, multiplies cares.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(80 votes)   A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(79 votes)   If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(77 votes)   Singularity in the right hath ruined many; happy those who are convinced of the general opinion.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(76 votes)   The things which hurt, instruct.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(76 votes)   What has become clear to you since we last met?

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(75 votes)   An undutiful daughter will prove an unmanageable wife.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(75 votes)   He's a fool that makes his doctor his heir.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(75 votes)   We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride and four times as much by our foolishness.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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(71 votes)   God heals and the doctor takes the fee.

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790, American Scientist, Publisher, Diplomat

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