"There is no little enemy..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Diligence overcomes difficulties; sloth makes them.”

“A word to the wise is enough, and many words won't fill a bushel.”

“Let honesty be as the breath of thy soul; then shalt thou reach the point of happiness, and independence shall be thy shield and buckler, thy helmet and crown; then shall thy soul walk upright, nor stoop to the silken wretch because he hath riches, nor pocket an abuse because the hand which offers it wears a ring set with diamonds.”

“The compassion we feel normally is biased and mixed with attachment. Genuine compassion flows towards all living beings, particularly your enemies. If I try to develop compassion towards my enemy, it may not benefit him directly, he may not even be aware of it. But it will immediately benefit me by calming my mind. On the other hand, if I dwell on how awful everything is, I immediately lose my peace of mind.”

“I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends.”

“The most certain way to make a man your enemy is to tell him you esteem him such.”

“To create today is to create dangerously. Any publication is an act, and that act exposes one to the passions of an age that forgives nothing.”

“He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.”

“Ideals are dangerous things. Realities are better. They wound, but they're better.”