Why should I give my Readers bad lines of my own when good ones of other People's are so plenty?
Benjamin FranklinIndeed the general natural Tendency of Reading good History, must be, to fix in the Minds of Youth deep Impressions of the Beauty and Usefulness of Virtue of all Kinds, Publick Spirit, Fortitude.
Benjamin FranklinMen's minds do not die with their bodies but are made more happy or miserable after this life according to their actions.
Benjamin Franklin