Benjamin Franklin Quotes About Goodness

• 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

  Rain, Eye, Wine

  Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks (1856). “The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author”, p.226

• Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Goodness, Expenses, Moral Perfection

  Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks (1848). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Containing the Autobiography, with Notes and a Continuation”, p.106

• It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Leadership, Mistake, Men

  Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818”, p.206

• O powerful goodness! Bountiful Father! Merciful Guide! Increase in me that wisdom which discovers my truest interest. Strengthen my resolution to perform what that wisdom dictates. Accept my kind offices to thy other children as the only return in my power for thy continual favours to me.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Children, Powerful, Father

  Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1850). “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Published Verbatim from the Original Manuscript, by His Grandson, William Temple Franklin”, p.79

• The pleasures of this world are rather from God's goodness than our own merit.

  Benjamin Franklin

  World, Merit, Pleasure

• Let our Fathers and Grandfathers be valued for their Goodness, ourselves for our own.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Father, Goodness, Grandfather

  Benjamin Franklin (2008). “The Way to Wealth and Poor Richard's Almanac”, p.27, Nayika Publishing

• You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By heaven we understand a state of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration. I can do nothing to deserve such rewards... Even the mixed imperfect pleasures we enjoy in this world, are rather from God's goodness than our merit, how much more such happiness of heaven!

  Benjamin Franklin

  Heaven, Degrees, World

  Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.2, Printed for H. Colborn

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