Benjamin Franklin Class

Famous quotes containing the words benjamin franklin, benjamin, franklin and/or class:

    “Those disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    “Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out armed and relieve the stroller of his conviction.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)

    “At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    “Think of what our Nation stands for,
    Books from Boots’ and country lanes,
    Free speech, free passes, class distinction,
    Democracy and proper drains.”
    —Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)