Sir John Franklin

Famous quotes containing the words sir john, sir and/or franklin:

“Lord, reserve for me a crown,
And do not let my shares go down.”
—Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984)

“Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humour. He will always use it in evidence against you.”
—Herbert, Sir Beerbohm (1853–1917)

“We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps any other under heaven. Every man among us reads, and is so easy in his circumstances as to have leisure for conversations of improvement and for acquiring information.”
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)