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Benjamin Franklin Quotes

It is the eye of other people that ruin us. If I were blind I would want, neither fine clothes, fine houses or fine furniture.

Benjamin Franklin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: politician
Nationality: american
Birth: January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790

Topics

People Eye Blind Clothes Furniture

Work is no longer challenging.

Work Longer Challenging

I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much want to teach young talent some rules of the game.

Talent Game Better Rules I Can Want

Strictly speaking, one never 'keeps' bees - one comes to terms with their wild nature.

Nature Never Wild Speaking Bees

The world's people all share the earnest aspiration to have peace, stability, justice and cooperation.

Justice Peace People World Stability

I don't want to see a president of the United States saying things which change the character of the generations of Americans that are following.

Change Character Saying Want See

My mother is very good at sewing and makes wonderful quilts.

Good Mother Sewing Wonderful Very

Unlike New Zealand, which has nothing especially predatory, Australia is full of spiders and crocodiles and all kinds of animals that will eat you and sting you.

You New Animals Australia Nothing

For me it was perfect, because it wasn't a very competitive environment, and it was a studio program. They basically send you off, and say, bring us some work, and we'll help you improve it. It really rewarded self-discipline.

Work Me Help You Perfect Say

It's easy to write a good column if you've got good information. It's hard if you have to depend on style alone. I suppose there are people who can get away with styling on a regular basis. I'm not one of them. You're probably not, either.

Good Alone Style People Information

I have absolutely no idea what my generation did to enrich our democracy. We dropped the ball. We entered a period of complacency and closed our eyes to the public corruption of our democracy.

Wynton Marsalis

Eyes Complacency Democracy Generation

But more importantly, I think he remembered how very close I was with my own dad, who had died in 1997.

Think My Own More Own Remembered He

It's not that I am against the rich giving money to charities. I'm all for it, and we should think of ways of encouraging more of it. But I also believe that states, rather than individuals, are ultimately a better bet for delivering a fair and just world and reconciling differing interests.

Money I Am World Believe Better

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