There are three sorts of people: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those who move.
enlightenment · american-founding
Franklin
Benjamin Franklin · 1706–1790 · American
Printer, diplomat, and author of Poor Richard. Practical morals, liberty, and the American talent for a sentence that sticks.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.
If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Experience is the best teacher, but a fool will learn from no other.
He that can have patience can have what he will.
Well done is better than well said.
Lost time is never found again.
The world is run by the people who show up.
Most people die at twenty-five and aren't buried until they're seventy-five.