This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they were good-natur'd and chearful; and with the consciousness of having done a good Days work they spent the Evenings jollily; but on the idle Days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their Pork, the Bread, and in continual ill-humour. (Autobiography, 1771)
Benjamin FranklinPeople willing to trade their freedom for temporary security deserve neither and will lose both.
Benjamin FranklinI think that humanity brings much misery on itself by the false value they put on things.
Benjamin Franklin