English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Benjamin Franklin Quotes

I have lived, Sir, a long time and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth -- that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid? We have been assured, Sir, in the sacred writings that "except the Lord build they labor in vain that build it." I firmly believe this; and I also believe that without his concurring aid we shall succeed in this political building no better than the Builders of Babel

Benjamin Franklin

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

The Anti-Slavery public have generously responded to our appeal, and sent the means to enable us to fit them out well, to pay their passages, supply them with many useful articles and give the Missionaries money to sustain themselves for a while. Lewis Tappan
. . . who loved without any genuine feeling, with superfluous phrases, affectedly, hysterically, with an expression that suggested that it was not love nor passion, but something more significant; . . . Anton Chekhov
Charlotte Bronte quote: "You, sir, are the most phantom-like of all; you are a mere dream"
You, sir, are the most phantom-like of all; you are a mere dream Charlotte Bronte
Tom Stewart quote: "Internal marketing is probably much more important than..."
Internal marketing is probably much more important than external marketing. That's even more true today than it's ever been. Tom Stewart
Mick Taylor quote: "I never advise anyone to sacrifice something else because of..."
I never advise anyone to sacrifice something else because of music, but then I don't see why they would have to anyway. Mick Taylor
Willie Green quote: "We have only God on our side; they have 'In God We Trust' on..."
We have only God on our side; they have 'In God We Trust' on their side. Willie Green
Jilly Cooper quote: "For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes...."
For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes. Clever, no. Jilly Cooper
Barry McGuigan quote: "I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not..."
I've spent my life navigating through sensitive issues. Not wanting to upset people. Barry McGuigan
And I highly recommend for all the women in the world, even if they're 71, you can never take for granted that he loves you. It's always good to flirt with him. It's a great sport. Salma Hayek
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "So bless me then, you tranquil eye that can behold even the..."
So bless me then, you tranquil eye that can behold even the greatest happiness without envy! Friedrich Nietzsche
Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old. John Ciardi
Entertaining these opinions of the course to be pursued, I beg of gentlemen to look at the question, as I have done, in a calm review of facts and of principles. Caleb Cushing
Douglas Dunn quote: "A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to..."
A poem can have an impact, but you can't expect an audience to understand all the nuances. Douglas Dunn
I am convinced that material things can contribute a lot to making one's life pleasant, but, basically, if you do not have very good friends and relatives who matter to you, life will be really empty and sad and material things cease to be important. David Rockefeller
Daniel Craig quote: "You're creating new things in movies and people are going to..."
You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them. Daniel Craig