If time be of all things the most precious, wasting time must be the greatest prodigality.
Benjamin FranklinMarriage is the most natural state of man, and therefore the state in which one is most likely to find solid happiness.
Benjamin FranklinA ship under sail and a big-bellied woman, Are the handsomest two things that can be seen common.
Benjamin FranklinThey that can give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin FranklinCourteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great. Formerly, no Prince would make War or Peace, nor any General fight in Battle, in short, no important affair was undertaken without first consulting an Astrologer.
Benjamin Franklin