1757 Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Also during the crossing, his ship narrowly avoided being wrecked on the Scilly Isles when it sought to evade French privateers in the fog.…

— Walter Isaacson

“Lighthouses are more useful than churches.”

— Benjamin Franklin

A lighthouse is more useful than a church.

— Benjamin Franklin

“I wish I could turn to the church for help, but so many congregations are preoccupied with keeping the lights on right now that…

— Barbara Brown Taylor

“I explained we lost the porch to the flood. 'Father hasn't gotten around to rebuilding it, although he's quite a good carpenter. He says…

— Franny Billingsley

“It became obvious why Catholics had built such beautiful cathedrals and churches throughout the world. Not as gathering or meeting places for Christians. But…

— Allen R. Hunt

“Church didn't answer that. Instead he said, "The darkness is all around us. Very few people have the courage to light a candle against…

— Jonathan Maberry

“It is important to note that the lampstand in the tabernacle did not cast a broad light, illuminating everything in the tabernacle; the focus…

— Reggie Joiner

Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.

— Benjamin Franklin

“The best churches don’t have stained glass windows or statues of dead saints or even ceilings and walls. You don’t need a building to…

— J.T. Geissinger

“...the lighthouse, as a symbol, made no sense. Someone had declared it a Christian beacon of some sort, but a lighthouse wasn't something that…

— Antoine Wilson

“He visited the cathedral, and sat in its chilled light, pouring like water from above. He reminded himself that centuries ago men had built…

— Rachel Joyce