"I was surprised to find myself so..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“'tis his honesty that brought upon him the character of a heretic.”

“Most people dislike vanity in others, whatever share they have of it themselves.”

“The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money.”

“A kitten is so flexible that she is almost double; the hind parts are equivalent to another kitten with which the fore part plays. She does not discover that her tail belongs to her till you tread upon it.”

“Nothing could be more absurd than moral lessons at such a moment! Oh, self-satisfied people: with what proud self-satisfaction such babblers are ready to utter their pronouncements! If they only knew to what degree I myself understand all the loathsomeness of my present condition, they wouldn't have the heart to teach me.”

“We should desire very few things passionately if we did but perfectly know the nature of the things we desire.”

“It is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example.”

“Change and everything will change for you.”

“Everyone knows that on any given day there are energies slumbering in him which the incitement's of that day do not call forth. Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake. The human individual usually lives far within his limits.”