Benjamin Quotes

The noble lord is the Rupert of debate.

Trust not overmuch to the blessed Magdalen; learn to protect yourself.

Her Majesty is not a subject.

That earliest shock in one's life which occurs to all of us; which first makes us think.

The sweet simplicity of the three percents.

As I sat opposite the Treasury Bench the ministers reminded me of one of those marine landscapes not very unusual on the coasts of South America. You behold a range of exhausted volcanoes.

We live in age of prudence. The leaders of the people now generally follow.

A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.

D.C. is known as Hollywood for ugly people.

I think I'm one of five people in the Senate who's never been a politician before. And now that I am a politician, what I find weird about it is that I respect myself less.

We should vigorously debate policy differences. We have too much all-or-nothing in American politics.

What happens in Senate fight club stays in Senate fight club.

I didn't go to Harvard because I thought they had good academics. I went because they had crappy enough sports so they'd let me play.

We're not at war with all Muslims, we're at war with a subset of Islam that believes in killing in the name of religion, as jihadis do.

Let's be clear: Has the U.S. ever made any mistakes? Of course.Is the U.S. at all like [Vladimir] Putin's regime? Not at all.

[Vladimir] Putin is an enemy of the free press. The U.S. celebrates free press.

[Vladimir] Putin is an enemy of political dissent. The U.S. celebrates political dissent and the right for people to argue free from violence about places where our ideas are in conflict.

The U.S. affirms freedom of speech.[Vladimir] Putin is no friend of freedom of speech.

My religion is life, and my church is the universe.

The humiliation of the North is complete and overwhelming.

Little leaks sink the ship.

We are all born without knowledge, but curious. With curiosity we should be able to learn as much as possible. With curiosity, it has to take a lot of work to remain ignorant.

The only time a question should be asked is when all other possibilities of finding the answer for yourself have been eliminated.

Can anything be constant in a world which is eternally changing?

An old man in a house is a good sign.

But our great security lies, I think, in our growing strength.

Laws without morals are in vain.

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

A bargain is something you have to find a use for once you have bought it.

Nature performs the cure, the physician takes the fee.

Praise little, dispraise less.

Enjoy the present hour, be mindful of the past; And neither fear nor wish the Approaches of the last. Learn of the skillful: He that teaches himself, hath a fool for his master.

Quacks are the greatest liars in the world except their patients.

Let the experiment be made.

He that is conscious of a stink in his breeches is [suspicious] of every wrinkle in another's nose.

Death takes no bribes.

You cannot always run from a weakness. You must sometime fight it out or perish.

Rich widows are the only secondhand goods that sell at first-class prices.

The devil wipes his breech with poor folks' pride.

Nothing is so tiresome to one's self, as well as so odious to others, as disguise and affectation.

Bad gains are true losses.

On being asked what condition of man he considered the most pitiable: A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read.

The church, the state, and the poor, are 3 daughters which we should maintain, but not portion off.

Lend money to an enemy, and thou will gain him, to a friend and thou will lose him.

Great talkers should be cropt, for they've no need of ears.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." He planned his routine around waking up at 5 a.m. and asking himself "What good shall I do this day?

Love well, whip well.

If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession.

The longer I live the more convinced I become that God governs in the affairs of men. And have we now forgotten that powerful friend? Or do we imagine we no longer need His assistance.

The US Constitution only guarantees your rights as a citizen, it doesn't guarantee happiness. It may take work, but if you have your rights, happiness is very possible.