Annual giving is the custom of making a gift-a-year to an institution in which one has faith. Benjamin Franklin More Quotes by Benjamin Franklin More Quotes From Benjamin Franklin You must not, when you have gained a victory, use any triumphing or insulting expressions, nor show too much of the pleasure you feel; but endeavour to console your adversary, and make him less dissatisfied with himself by every kind and civil expression that may be used with truth; such as, you understand the game better than I, but you are a little inattentive, or, you play too fast; or, you had the best of the game, but something happened to divert your thoughts, and that turned it in my favour. Benjamin Franklin expression games play It is ill-manners to silence a fool and cruelty to let him go on Benjamin Franklin fool silence goes-on We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is, through the goodness of God, made every day before our eyes. Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy. Benjamin Franklin wine eye rain An Episcopalian divine once told the Pope that the only difference between their denominations was that "the Church of Rome is infallible and the Church of England is never in the wrong." Benjamin Franklin rome differences church A traveller should have a hog's nose, a deer's legs, and an ass's back. Benjamin Franklin should-have noses travel He that hath a calling, hath an office of profit and honor. Benjamin Franklin office honor motivational Keep conscience clear, then never fear. Benjamin Franklin never-fear military advice Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty good sort of a world, and it is our duty to make the best of it, and be thankful. Benjamin Franklin being-thankful optimistic world A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the King for permission to make a law for preventing the importation of more [slaves] into that colony. This request, however, will probably not be granted, as their former laws of that kind have always been repealed. Benjamin Franklin virginia kings law Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves. Benjamin Franklin despair pain character We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us while they afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge or in doing good to our fellow-creatures, is a kind of benevolent act of God. When they become unfit for these purposes and afford us pain instead of pleasure, instead of an aid become an encumbrance and answer none of these intentions for which they were given, it is equally kind and benevolent that a way is provided by which we get rid of them. Death is that way. Benjamin Franklin pain death way Many a long dispute among divines may be thus abridged: It is so; It is not so. It is so; it is not so. Benjamin Franklin atheism may long When you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests and their selfish views. Benjamin Franklin selfish passion wisdom It is the man and woman united that makes the complete human being. Separate she lacks his force of body and strength of reason; he her softness, sensibility and acute discernment. Together they are most likely to succeed in the world. Benjamin Franklin together men world Hot things, sharp things, sweet things, cold things All rot the teeth, and make them look like old things. Benjamin Franklin old-things health sweet On being asked what condition of man he considered the most pitiable: A lonesome man on a rainy day who does not know how to read. Benjamin Franklin rainy-day doe men Be neither silly, nor cunning, but wise Benjamin Franklin cunning wise silly Great talkers are little doers. Benjamin Franklin talkers doers littles So much for industry, my friends, and attention to one's own business; but to these we must add frugality if we would make our industry more certainly successful. A man may, if he knows not how to save as he gets, keep his nose all his life to the grindstone, and die not worth a grout at last. Benjamin Franklin business successful men Give me yesterday's bread, this day's flesh, and last year's cider Benjamin Franklin yesterday giving years
