Benjamin Franklin
United States
17 Jan 1706 // 17 Apr 1790
Writer/Scientist
17 Jan 1706 // 17 Apr 1790
Writer/Scientist
Consistent Happiness
One's true happiness depends more upon one's own judgement of one's self, or a consciousness of rectitude in action and intention, and the approbation of those few, who judge impartially, than upon the applause of the unthinking, undiscerning multitude, who are apt to cry Hosanna today, and tomorrow, Crucify him.
Benjamin Franklin, in 'Letter to Mrs. Jane Mecon, 1 March 1766'
Benjamin Franklin, in 'Letter to Mrs. Jane Mecon, 1 March 1766'
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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Essays