By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth prayers imploring the assistance of Heaven, and its blessing on our deliberations, be held… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
We are more thoroughly an enlightened people, with respect to our political interests, than perhaps any other under heaven. Every man among… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I think also, that general virtue is more probably to be expected and obtained from the education of youth, than from exhortations… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Reader, I wish thee Health, Wealth, Happiness, And may kind Heaven thy Year's Industry bless. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Before Noah, men having only water to drink, could not find the truth. Accordingly...they became abominably wicked, and they were justly exterminated by the… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Think of these things, whence you came, where you are going, and to whom you must account. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
In the affairs of this world, men are saved not by faith, but by the want of it. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I have thought that wild flowers might be the alphabet of angels, — whereby they write on hills and fields mysterious truths, which it… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
How do you become better tomorrow? By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“But on the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it,… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The good particular men may do separately, in relieving the sick, is small, compared with what they may do collectively. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
