Benjamin Quotes

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held in this Assembly every morning.

Capitalism is a purely cultic religion, perhaps the most extreme that ever existed.

If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.

Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.

Take time for all things.

He who falls in love with himself will have no rivals.

The surest way to become Tense, Awkward, and Confused is to develop a mind that tries too hard - one that thinks too much.

We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance.

I've always been kind of a loner. Continue to be.

Everybody's got opinions on the way you're livin', But see, they can't fill your shoes.

A little neglect may breed great mischief.

You made delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again.

As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I frequently faced life and death situations, and had to come up with the right diagnosis, the right plan, and execute that plan frequently with other colleagues.

The way animals are carted around reminds me of the slavery of my people... The slavery of animals has to be ended too.

Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things

The purpose of the Jewish state is to secure the Jewish future. That is why Israel must always have the ability to defend itself, against any threat.

Who am I being that my players' eyes are not shining?

Mechanical reproduction emancipates the work of art from its parasitical dependence on ritual.

Let a Secretary of Peace be appointed.

The securest place is a prison cell, but there is no liberty

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.

Language is not simply a reporting device for experience but a defining framework for it.

What can laws do without morals?

Never buy a stock immediately after a substantial rise or sell one immediately after a substantial drop.

Let each new year find you a better person.

Clean your finger before you point at my spots.

Every monument of civilization is a monument of barbarism

The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality.

I said, 'What you wanna be?' She said, 'Alive.' It made me think for a minute, then looked in her eyes ...I coulda died.

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears, while the used key is always bright.

Doing your best means never stop trying.

Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few.

The strictest law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.

A learned blockhead is a greater blockhead than an ignorant one.

Handle your tools without mittens.

When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for.

We constantly change the world, even by our inaction. Therefore, let us change it responsibly.

There is much difference between imitating a good man and counterfeiting him.

It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.

If models are made for modeling, thick girls are made for cuddling.

God helps them that help themselves.

Everybody's human-everybody makes mistakes. If you laugh it off and keep going and try to give it your best the next time around, people respect that.

You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am yours.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.

Fatigue is the best pillow.

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

I make myself a relentless architect of the possibilities of human beings.

No other people have a government more worthy of their respect and love or a land so magnificent in extent, so pleasant to look upon, and so full of generous suggestion to enterprise and labor.