富兰克林名言（Benjamin Franklin ）

1、I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.               

2、Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a folly.

沉默并不是智慧的标志，但唠叨永远是一项蠢行。
3、Love your neighbor--but don't pull down your hedge.
   爱你的邻居--但不要拆掉你的篱笆。

4、Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
知足使贫穷的人富有；而贪婪使富足的人贫穷。

5、The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet every one has courage enough to bear the misfortunes and wisdom enough to manage the affairs of his neighbor.
这个世界到处是蠢人和怯懦者，然而每个人都有足够的勇气去忍受别人的不幸，有足够的智慧去管别人的事情。

6、If time being of things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.
如果时间是最宝贵的东西那么浪费时间就是最大的浪费。

7、Lose not time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions. ---Benjamin Franklin
不要浪费时间，做些有益的事情，停止一切不必要的行动。

8、At twenty years of age， the will reigns; at thirty ， the wit; and at forty， the judgment. ---Benjamin Franklin
二十岁时起支配作用的是意志，三十岁时是机智，四十岁时是判断。

9、If time being of things the most precious， wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. -----Benjamin Franklin
如果时间是最宝贵的东西，那么浪费时间就是最大的浪费。

10、Sell not virtue to purchase wealth， nor liberty to purchase power. -----Benjamin Franklin
不要出卖美德换取财富，也不要用自由交换权力。

11、Eat to please yourself, but dress to please others.
吃为了满足自己，穿则为了取悦他人。

12、If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.
如果一个人倾其所有以求学问，那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。

13、Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
无论何事，因愤怒而起，必以羞愧而终。

14、The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
缺席者必是不对,出席者必有理由。

15、A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
慈爱的人应给自己保留一些缺点，以免朋友自惭形秽。

16、Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
知足者常乐，因为他永远不会失望。

17、Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
知足使贫穷的人富有；而贪婪使富足的人贫穷。

18、God heals and the doctor takes the fee.
上帝治病，医生收费。

19、Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.
鱼放三天臭，客住三天嫌。

20、He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
爱上自己的人没有竞争对手。

21、If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
如果一个人倾其所有以求学问，那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。

22、Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
英明的人不需要建议，愚蠢的人不采纳建议。

23、Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.
讲得很清楚，福格先生；你在用希腊语解释英语呢。

24、Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?
谁会像你自己那样经常欺骗你？

25、Certainty ? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
这个世界上没有什么事情是确信无疑的，除了死亡和纳税。

26、Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.
无论何事，因愤怒而起，必以羞愧而终。

27、The absent are never without fault. Nor the present without excuse.
缺席者必是不对,出席者必有理由。

28、A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
慈爱的人应给自己保留一些缺点，以免朋友自惭形秽。

29、Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
知足者常乐，因为他永远不会失望。

30、Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
这个世界上没有什么事情是确信无疑的，除了死亡和纳税。

31、Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
英明的人不需要建议，愚蠢的人不采纳建议。

32、Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.
讲得很清楚，福格先生；你在用希腊语解释英语呢。

33、Who had deceived thee so often as thyself?
谁会像你自己那样经常欺骗你？

34、Content makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor.
知足使贫穷的人富有；而贪婪使富足的人贫穷

35、God heals and the doctor takes the fee.
36、Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.

37、He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.
38、If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

39、If you would know the value of money tries to borrow some.
40、Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half-shut afterwards.

41、Were it offered to my choice, I should have no objection to a repetition of the same life from its beginning, only asking the advantages authors have in a second edition to correct some faults in the first.
42、Here comes the orator with his flood of words and his drop of reason.

43、He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of doing everything for money.