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"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."
"When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one, then on the opposite side I write the arguments against each one. Then by weighing the arguments pro and con and cancelling them out, one against the other, I take the course indicated by what remains."
"In rivers and bad governments the lightest things swim at top."
"A man is not completely born until he is dead. Why then should we grieve that a new child is born among the immortals, a new member added to their happy society?"
"A lady asked Dr. Franklin Well Doctor what have we got a republic or a monarchy - "A republic," replied the Doctor, "if you can keep it.""
"Savages we call them because their manners differ from ours."
"It is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel."
"I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors."
"The happy State of Matrimony is, undoubtedly, the surest and most lasting Foundation of Comfort and Love . . . the Cause of all good Order in the World, and what alone preserves it from the utmost Confusion."
"Onions can make even Heirs and Widows weep."
"When I see nothing annihilated, and not even a drop of water wasted, I cannot suspect the annihilation of souls Thus finding myself to exist in the world, I believe I shall, in some shape or other, always exist; with all the inconveniences human life is liable to, I shall not object to a new edition of mine; hoping, however, that the errata of the last may be corrected."
"If better is possible, good is not enough"
"whatever you become be good at it"
"Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow of spirits which it occasions...is never followed by sadness, languor or debility."
"The discontented man finds no easy chair."
"Virtue alone is sufficient to make a man great, glorious, and happy."
"Time is an herb that cures all Diseases."
"Keep conscience clear, then never fear."
"Never confuse motion with action."
"A Bible and a newspaper in every house, a good school in every district; all studied and appreciated as they merit; are the principal support of virtue, morality, and civil liberty."