Maxioms by Benjamin Franklin
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
Plough deep while sluggards sleep.
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.
Each year, one vicious habit rooted out, in time ought to make the worst man good.
Each year, one vicious habit rooted out, in time ought to make the worst man good.
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.
He does not possess wealth that allows it to possess him.
