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

— Benjamin Franklin

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

— Benjamin Franklin

Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.

— Benjamin Franklin

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.

— Benjamin Franklin

Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.

— Benjamin Franklin

Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.

— Benjamin Franklin

Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom - and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech.

— Benjamin Franklin

Without Freedom of Thought, there can be no such Thing as Wisdom; and no such Thing as public Liberty, without Freedom of Speech; which is the Right of every Man, as far as by it, he does not hurt or control the Right of another: And this is the only Check it ought to suffer, and the only Bounds it ought to know.

— Benjamin Franklin

Without love what are we worth? Eighty-nine cents! Eighty-nine cents worth of chemicals walking around lonely.

— Benjamin Franklin

Work as if you were to live one hundred years pray as if you were to die tomorrow.

— Benjamin Franklin