Benjamin Franklin Quotes About Philosophy

• If you know how to spend less than you get, you have the philosopher's stone.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Money, Philosophy, Stones

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.24, Nayika Publishing

• Masonic ideas are the precious jewels of Speculative Masons; the should be kept bright and sparkling for all the brethren to see and to admire. As such, they should be the special care of Masonic leaders particularly those who teach and interpret the philosophy of Freemasonry.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Philosophy, Jewels, Ideas

• I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan, and, cutting off all amusements or other employments that would divert his attention, make the execution of that same plan his sole study and business.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Philosophy, Work, Cutting

  Benjamin Franklin, Ulysses S. Grant, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Adams (2016). “Great American Lives: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie, and The Education of Henry Adams”, p.110, Open Road Media

• What signifies Philosophy that does not apply to some Use? May we not learn from hence, that black Clothes are not so fit to wear in a hot Sunny Climate or Season, as white ones; because in such Cloaths the Body is more heated by the Sun when we walk abroad, and are at the same time heated by the Exercise, which double Heat is apt to bring on putrid dangerous Fevers? The Soldiers and Seamen, who must march and labour in the Sun, should in the East or West Indies have an Uniform of white?

  Benjamin Franklin

  Philosophy, Exercise, West Indies

  Benjamin Franklin (1806). “The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Now First Collected and Arranged: with Memoirs of His Early Life, Written by Himself ; in Three Volumes”, p.109

• Philosophy as well as foppery often changes fashion.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Fashion, Philosophy, Wells

  Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.65, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

• It is therefore wish'd that all commerce were as free between all the nations of the world as it is between the several counties of England.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Philosophy, Political, Wish

  Benjamin Franklin (2007). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: 1706-1757”, p.301, Regnery Publishing

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