Maxioms by Benjamin Franklin
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances
Happiness depends more on the inward disposition of mind than on outward circumstances
Teach your child to hold his tongue,
He'll learn fast enough to speak.
Teach your child to hold his tongue,
He'll learn fast enough to speak.
If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,
all the pleasure of doing good read more
If I knew a miser, who gave up every kind of comfortable living,
all the pleasure of doing good to others, all the esteem of his
fellow-citizens, and the joys of benevolent friendship, for the
sake of accumulating wealth. Poor man, said I, you pay too much
for your whistle.
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.
In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires.
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
