Benjamin Franklin on Ethics
Browse 5 quotations attributed to Benjamin Franklin, catalogued under Ethics, with dates where available.
This page displays 5 quotations attributed to Benjamin Franklin and filed under "Ethics" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Benjamin Franklin, entry #124: "I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being. ... I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those He has created; and since without virtue man can have no happ…"
Attributed to Benjamin Franklin, entry #128: "Ambitionhas its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us."
5 Quotes by Benjamin Franklin on Ethics
"I believe there is one Supreme most perfect being. ... I believe He is pleased and delights in the happiness of those He has created; and since without virtue man can have no happiness in this world, I firmly believe He delights to see me virtuous."
"Ambitionhas its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us."
":To be humble to Superiors is Duty, to Equals Courtesy, to Inferiors Nobleness."
"These Names of Virtues with their Precepts were"
"I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird."