Benjamin Franklin Wine Quotes

When Wine enters, out goes the Truth. ~ Benjamin Franklin

The apostle Paul very seriously advised Timothy to put some wine in his water for health's sake, but not one of the apostles nor any of the holy fathers have ever recommended putting water in wine ~ Benjamin Franklin

In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.
[misquote of a letter about wine, see quotes/831031] ~ Benjamin Franklin

Be temperate in wine, in eating, girls, & sloth; Or the Gout will seize you and plague you both. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Never spare the parson's wine nor the baker's pudding ~ Benjamin Franklin

The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is too full of stars. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Take counsel in wine, but resolve afterwards in water. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Take heed of the Vinegar of sweet Wine, and the Anger of Good-nature. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Don't judge men's wealth or godliness by their Sunday appearance. ~ Benjamin Franklin

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler who married twice, and of his seventeen ~ Benjamin Franklin

In the conduct of my newspaper, I carefully excluded all libeling and personal abuse, which is of late years become so disgraceful to our country ~ Benjamin Franklin

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Any society that would give up essential liberty to obtain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
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In the 1770s, when he was in Paris, Benjamin Franklin witnessed the flight of one of the first hot-air balloons. As the balloon soared into the air, someone asked Franklin: "What good is it?" Franklin responded: "What good is a new-born baby? ~ Benjamin Franklin

Lie down with dogs and you get up with fleas.
One of the main characters in 'Nothing is Lost' says that. She probably didn't know that the source was Benjamin Franklin. ~ Benjamin Franklin

I shall a good deal gratify my own vanity. ~ Benjamin Franklin

We can defer, yet time is most certainly not. ~ Benjamin Franklin

If we all think alike, no one is thinking. ~ Benjamin Franklin

What can laws do without morals? ~ Benjamin Franklin

Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you. ~ Benjamin Franklin

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. ~ Benjamin Franklin

If Passion drives, let Reason hold the Reins. ~ Benjamin Franklin

He's a Fool that cannot conceal his Wisdom. ~ Benjamin Franklin

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Stationer, that Riddlesden, the attorney, was a very knave. ~ Benjamin Franklin

There is ample time to sleep; after death. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Beware belief in anything you read on the Internet. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Words may show a man's wit, actions his meaning. ~ Benjamin Franklin

A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours. ~ Benjamin Franklin

A book indeed sometimes debauched me from my work ... ~ Benjamin Franklin

Any other, was disgusted, and attended his preaching no more. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Love you Neighbor; yet don't pull down your Hedge. ~ Benjamin Franklin

There never was a good knife made of bad steel. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Fish and visitors smell in three days. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Those who trade freedom for safety deserve neither ~ Benjamin Franklin

whatever you become be good at it ~ Benjamin Franklin

Who had deceived thee so often as thyself? ~ Benjamin Franklin

Keep thy eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterward. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Therefore, if he would eat that with a pint of water, ~ Benjamin Franklin

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals ~ Benjamin Franklin

it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright ~ Benjamin Franklin

Persuaded, therefore, that ere long some ingenious ~ Benjamin Franklin

Most fools think they are only ignorant. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Nine men in ten are suicides. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Read much, but not many books. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Imitate Jesus and Socrates ~ Benjamin Franklin

Half-wits talk much, but say little. ~ Benjamin Franklin

A good example is the best sermon. ~ Benjamin Franklin

God helps them that help themselves. ~ Benjamin Franklin

The Things which hurt, instruct. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Nothing preaches better than the act. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Marry above thy match and you will get a master. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Nothing is more fatal to health than an over care of it. ~ Benjamin Franklin

The trouble with doing nothing is not knowing when you're finished. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Don't halloo until you're out of the wood. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Diplomacy is seduction in another guise, Mr. Adams. One improves with practice. ~ Benjamin Franklin

He is not well bred, that cannot bear ill breeding in others. ~ Benjamin Franklin

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin

For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned. ~ Benjamin Franklin

The same man cannot be both Friend and Flatterer. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Most people die at 25 and aren't buried until they're 75 ~ Benjamin Franklin

Who judges best of a Man, his Enemies or himself? ~ Benjamin Franklin

There are no gains without pains. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Necessity never made a good bargain. ~ Benjamin Franklin

If you would know the worth of money, go and try to borrow some. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Ignorance leads men into a party, and shame keeps them from getting out again. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Some people die at age 25 and aren't buried until they are 75. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore. ~ Benjamin Franklin

It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. ~ Benjamin Franklin

No European who has tasted savage life can afterwards bear to live in our societies. ~ Benjamin Franklin

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid. ~ Benjamin Franklin

He that steals the old man's supper does him no wrong. ~ Benjamin Franklin

That which hurts, also instructs. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Today is Yesterday's Pupil. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Little strokes fell great oaks. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Truth is brighter than light. ~ Benjamin Franklin

I looked around for God's judgments, but saw no signs of them. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Discontented Minds, and Fevers of the Body are not to be cured by changing Beds or Businesses. ~ Benjamin Franklin

The rapid progress true Science now makes, occasions my regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Outside Independence Hall when the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ended, Mrs. Powel of Philadelphia asked Benjamin Franklin, "Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?" With no hesitation whatsoever, Franklin responded, "A republic, if you can keep it." ~ Benjamin Franklin

It was about this time I conceiv'd the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Politicians are a lot like diapers. They should be changed frequently, and for the same reasons. ~ Benjamin Franklin

No gains without pains. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Speak little, do much. ~ Benjamin Franklin

themselves and their own ~ Benjamin Franklin

Virtues, of ...
Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Love, Cough, & a Smoke, can't well be hid. ~ Benjamin Franklin

She that paints her Face, thinks of her Tail. ~ Benjamin Franklin

A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines. ~ Benjamin Franklin

The used key is always bright. ~ Benjamin Franklin

If you will not hear reason, she'll rap your knuckles. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Paintings and fightings are best seen at a distance. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Why does the blind man's wife paint herself. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Discretion did not always accompany years, nor was youth always without it. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Eat few suppers, and you'll need few medicines. ~ Benjamin Franklin

What is the use of a new-born child ? ~ Benjamin Franklin

He who empties his purse into his mind, shall never go bankrupt. ~ Benjamin Franklin