We have been assured, Sir, in the Sacred Writings, that 'except the Lord build the House, they labor in vain that build it' I firmly believe this; by our partial local interests; our projects will be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a by word down to future ages.
Benjamin FranklinLife is rather a state of embryo, a preparation for life; a man is not completely born till he has passed through death.
Benjamin FranklinNo European who has tasted savage life can afterwards bear to live in our societies.
Benjamin Franklin