Benjamin Franklin Class

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

    “Jack, eating rotten cheese, did say,
    ‘Like Samson I my thousands slay.’”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    “These are days when no one should rely unduly on his “competence.” Strength lies in improvisation. All the decisive blows are struck left-handed.”
    —Walter Benjamin (1892–1940)

    “A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.”
    —Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)

    “To avoid the consequences of posterity the mulattos give the blacks a first class letting alone. There is a frantic stampede white-ward to escape from Jamaica’s black mass.”
    —Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)