

“Ambition has its disappointments to sour us, but never the good fortune to satisfy us.”
On True Happiness, Pennsylvania Gazette · 1735
Traced to On True Happiness, Pennsylvania Gazette (1735).
More from Benjamin Franklin
“If you desire many things, many things will seem but a few.”
Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard's Almanack · 1736
verified“That it is better 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer, is a maxim that has been long and generally approved; never, that I know of, controverted.”
Benjamin Franklin
Letter to Benjamin Vaughan · 1785
verified“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”
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Letter to the Abbés Chalut and Arnaud · 1787
verified“Remember that time is money.”
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Advice to a Young Tradesman, Written by an Old One · 1748
verified“Love your Enemies, for they tell you your Faults.”
Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard's Almanack · 1756
verified“If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.”
Benjamin Franklin
Apology for Printers · 1730
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“Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.”
Helen Keller
The Simplest Way to be Happy · 1933
verified“The highest result of education is tolerance.”
Helen Keller
Optimism · 1903
verified“Example is the best lesson there is.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tomorrow Is Now · 1963
verified“Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.”
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My Day · 1944
verified“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Voice of America broadcast · 1951
verified“In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
You Learn by Living · 1960
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