"All would live long, but none would..." - Quote by Benjamin Franklin

“Would you live with ease, Do what you ought, and not what you please.”

“A nod from a lord is a breakfast for a fool.”

“If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.”

“I could not at any age be content to take my place in a corner by the fireside and simply look on.”

“If you're blessed enough to grow older, which is how I look at aging, there's so much wisdom to be gained from people who are celebrating the process with vibrancy and vigor and grace.”

“Flora, always tall, had grown to be very broad too, and short of breath; but that was not much. Flora, whom he had left a lily, had become a peony; but that was not much. Flora, who had seemed enchanting in all she said and thought, was diffuse and silly. That was much. Flora, who had been spoiled and artless long ago, was determined to be spoiled and artless now. That was a fatal blow.”

“Before death takes away what you are given, give away what there is to give.”

“Life is to be lived, not controlled.”

“What frightens me is that men are content with what is not life at all.”