It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
Benjamin FranklinIt seems to me, that if statesmen had a little more arithmetic, or were accustomed to calculation, wars would be much less frequent.
Benjamin FranklinAnnual giving is the custom of making a gift-a-year to an institution in which one has faith.
Benjamin FranklinWhen you incline to have new clothes, look first well over the old ones, and see if you cannot shift with them another year, either by scouring, mending, or even patching if necessary. Remember, a patch on your coat, and money in your pocket, is better and more creditable, than a writ on your back, and no money to take it off.
Benjamin Franklin