I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind ar... - Benjamin Franklin

"I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things."

Benjamin Franklin Philosophy

Founding Father, Polymath American 1706–1790

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"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn."

"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing."

"Well done is better than well said."

"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."

"I've seen the worst humanity has to offer."

"Sometimes I wonder if the world is worth saving."

"Every choice shapes our destiny."

"Order is the foundation of a good life."