Life is a kind of Chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
The good or ill hap of a good or ill life, is the good or ill choice of a good or ill… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
A temperate Diet frees from Diseases; such are seldom ill, but if they are surprised with Sickness, they bear it better, and… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
It is ill-manners to silence a fool and cruelty to let him go on — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
Speak ill of no man, but speak all the good you know of everybody. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
History affords us many instances of the ruin of states, by the prosecution of measures ill suited to the temper and genius… — 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
