Letter to the Abbés Chalut and Arnoux (Primary source)
This letter is famous as the source of Benjamin Franklin’s quote on only a virtuous people can be free.
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“Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen, as by little advantages that occur every day.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time; for that’s the stuff life is made of.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Diligence is the mother of good luck.”
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“In science we must be interested in things, not in persons.”
— Marie Curie Secondary source“The search for truth is more precious than its possession.”
— Albert Einstein Primary source“You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.”
— William Blake Primary source“Let him think I am more man than I am and I will be so.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary sourceFreedom Virtue Corruption Evil Wicked