"Great good nature without prudence is a..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Quarrels never could last long, if on one side only lay the wrong.”

“I would advise you to read with a pen in your hand and enter in a little book short hints of what you feel that is common or that may be useful; for this will be the best method of imprinting such portcullis in your memory.”

“Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy. At least, you will by such conduct, stand the best chance for such consequences.”

“Let our reason, and not our senses, be the rule of our conduct; for reason will teach us to think wisely, to speak prudently, and to behave worthily.”

“And keep you in the rear of your affection, Out of the shot and danger of desire, The chariest maid is prodigal enough If she unmasks her beauty to the moon.”

“Cut the Wings of your Hens and Hopes, lest they lead you a weary Dance after them.”

“To the ignorant, even the words of wise seem foolishness.”

“Hippocrates is an excellent geometer but a complete fool in everyday affairs.”

“The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way.”