If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
Weitere Zitate von Benjamin Franklin
Zum Autor"He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too."
"He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals."
"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."
"To be thrown upon one's own resources is to be cast into the very lap of fortune for our faculties then undergo a development and display an energy of which they were previously unsusceptible."
"A place for everything, everything in its place."
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."