In New England they once thought blackbirds useless, and mischievous to the corn. They made efforts to destroy them. The consequence was, the blackbirds were diminished; but a kind of worm, which devoured their grass, and which the blackbirds used to feed on, increased prodigiously; then, finding their loss in grass much greater than their saving in corn, they wished again for their blackbirds.
Benjamin FranklinOn being asked what condition of man he considered the most pitiable: A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read.
Benjamin FranklinThe honest Man takes Pains, and then enjoys Pleasures; the knave takes Pleasure, and then suffers Pains.
Benjamin FranklinRarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dulness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or another's Peace or Reputation.
Benjamin Franklin