Benjamin Quotes
I believe ... that the soul of man is immortal and will be treated with justice in another life, respecting its conduct in this.
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The loving person makes other people feel good, and he is usually a happy person himself. He is able to form strong, long-lasting friendships.
Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough, always proves little enough.
If there is a birthrate demographic problem, and there is, it is with the non-White races Israeli Arabs who are American will remain Israeli citizens.
First, I charge a retainer; then I charge a reminder; next I charge a refresher; and then I charge a finisher.
Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.
The investor should be aware that even though safety of its principal and interest may be unquestioned, a long term bond could vary widely in market price in response to changes in interest rates.
If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country.
Great men should think of opportunity and not of time. That is the excuse of feeble and puzzled spirits.
People are defeated by easy, victorious and cheap successes more than by adversity.
The best values today are often found in the stocks that were once hot and have since gone cold.
A man must have a good deal of vanity who believes, and a good deal of boldness who affirms, that all the doctrines he holds are true, and all he rejects are false.
Another secret of the universe: Sometimes pain was like a storm that came out of nowhere. The clearest summer could end in a downpour. Could end in lightning and thunder.
A single man has not nearly the value he would have in a state of union. He is an incomplete animal. He resembles the odd half of a pair of scissors.
I wondered if my smile was as big as hers. Maybe as big. But not as beautiful.
The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary.
Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.
A member of Parliament to Disraeli: 'Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.' That depends, Sir,' said Disraeli, 'whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.
Those who do not learn how to decipher photographs will be the illiterate of the future.
Our greatest hope is to bring up children inspired by their opportunities for being helpful and loving.
The volume of credit depends upon three factors: the desire to borrow, the ability to lend and the desire to lend.
A boy, by the age of 3 years, senses that his destiny is to be a man, so he watches his father particularly-his interests, manner, speech, pleasures, his attitude toward work.
While enthusiasm may be necessary for great accomplishments elsewhere, on Wall Street it almost invariably leads to disaster
The electrical matter consists of particles extremely subtile, since it can permeate common matter, even the densest metals, with such ease and freedom as not to receive any perceptible resistance.