"He that composes himself is wiser than..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“He does not possess wealth; it possesses him.”

“Life's Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.”

“When you are good to others, you are best to yourself.”

“To make knowledge valuable, you must have the cheerfulness of wisdom.”

“Out of chaos, find simplicity, From discord, find harmony.”

“Knowledge is when you learn something new every day. Wisdom is when you let something go every day.”

“Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power.”

“Even books are nurses, medicines are nurses. But we must work to bring about the time when man shall recognise his mastery over his own body. Herbs and medicines have power over us as long as we allow them; when we become strong, these external methods are no more necessary.”

“Each day look into your conscience and amend your faults; if you fail in this duty you will be untrue to the Knowledge and Reason that are within you. Keep a watchful eye over yourself as if you were your own enemy; for you cannot learn to govern yourself, unless you first learn to govern your own passions and obey the dictates of your conscience.”