Quotes by Franklin, Benjamin

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspect >>

There are two ways of being happy: We must either diminish our wants o >>

If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for >>

Quotations about Preachers and Preaching

Preach in the name of God. The learned will smile; ask the learned wha >>

That we should practice what we preach is generally admitted; but anyo >>

The world looks at preachers out of church to know what they mean in i >>

Every accent, every emphasis, every modulation of voice, was so perfectly well turned and well placed, that, without being interested in the subject, one could not help being pleased with the discourse; a pleasure of much the same kind with that received from an excellent piece of music. This is an advantage itinerant preachers have over those who are stationary, as the latter can not well improve their delivery of a sermon by so many rehearsals.

Franklin, Benjamin