The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.
Top 22 Benjamin Franklin Quotes
Updated: October 2026
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Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it.
Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.
He that lies down with dogs, shall rise up with fleas.
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Fish and visitors smell in three days.
Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.
Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.
A penny saved is a penny got.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship.
Lost time is never found again.
Energy and persistence conquer all things.
Well done is better than well said.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.