Savages we call them, because their manners differ from ours, which we think the perfection of civility; they think the same of theirs.
Benjamin FranklinI cannot conceive otherwise than that He, the Infinite Father, expects or requires no worship or praise from us, but that He is even infinitely above it.
Benjamin FranklinAll human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.
Benjamin FranklinIt takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.
Benjamin Franklin