Benjamin Franklin Quotes About Pride

• Taxes are indeed very heavy -
  We are taxed twice as much by our Idleness.
  Three times as much by our Pride.
  And four times as much by our Folly.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Three, Taxation

  Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818”, p.248

• Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and governments.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Kings, 4th Of July, Pride

  Mark Skousen, Benjamin Franklin (2005). “The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.37, Regnery Publishing

• In reality, there is, perhaps, no one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself; you will see it, perhaps, often in this history; for, even if I could conceive that I had completely overcome it, I should probably be proud of my humility.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Struggle, Humility, Passion

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”, p.139, Applewood Books

• Friends and neighbors complain that taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might the more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Friendship, Pride, Government

• The proud hate pride in others.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Hate, Pride, Proud

  Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.26, Courier Corporation

• Pride that dines on vanity, sups on contempt.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Vanity, Dine

  Jack Vincent, Benjamin Franklin (2010). “Benjamin Franklin's the Way to Wealth”, p.83, The Way to Wealth

• Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Poverty, Infamy

  Jack Vincent, Benjamin Franklin (2010). “Benjamin Franklin's the Way to Wealth”, p.83, The Way to Wealth

• My List of Virtues contain'd at first but twelve: But a Quaker Friend having kindly inform'd me that I was generally thought proud; that my Pride show'd itself frequently in Conversation; that I was not content with being in the right when discussing any Point, but was overbearing & rather insolent; of which he convinc'd me by mentioning several Instances; - I determined endeavouring to cure myself ..., and I added Humility to my List, giving an extensive Meaning to the Word.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Humility, Pride, Giving

  Source: edsitement.neh.gov

• Idleness and pride tax with a heavier hand than kings and parliaments. If we can get rid of the former, we may easily bear the latter.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Kings, 4th Of July, Pride

  Benjamin Franklin (2010). “Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography & Selected Writings”, p.64, American Liberty Press

• If thou hast wit and learning, add to it wisdom and modesty.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Add, Modesty

  Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.105, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

• As Pride increases, Fortune declines.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Increase, Decline

  Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.26, Courier Corporation

• Pride is said to be the last vice the good man gets clear of.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Men, Good Man

  Benjamin Franklin (2004). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.170, Barnes & Noble Publishing

• Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy. When you have bought one fine thing, you must buy ten more, that your appearance may be all of a piece; but it is easier to suppress the first desire than to satisfy all that follow it.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Desire, Pieces

  Benjamin Franklin (1836). “The Works of Benjamin Franklin; Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author”, p.100

• We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride and folly than we are taxed by government.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Government, Folly

• If Pride leads the Van, Beggary brings up the Rear.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Vans, Poor Richard

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

• The devil wipes his breech with poor folks' pride.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Devil, Wipe

  Benjamin Franklin (1987). “Poor Richard's Almanack: Being the Choicest Morsels of Wisdom, Written During the Years of the Almanack's Publication”, p.12, Peter Pauper Press, Inc.

• Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and a great deal more saucy

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Want, Loud

  Benjamin Franklin (1836). “The Works of Benjamin Franklin; Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author”, p.100

• Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Dresses, Curse

  Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.252, Printed for H. Colborn

• Pride gets into the Coach, and Shame mounts behind.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Pride, Shame, Behinds

  Benjamin Franklin (2012). “Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.25, Courier Corporation

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