From: Chris Koeritz Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:37:14 +0000 (-0400) Subject: new fortunes from ben franklin X-Git-Tag: 2.140.136^2~12 X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=73228ba7087489469ffacd18fdc35eee27e4f896;p=feisty_meow.git new fortunes from ben franklin --- diff --git a/infobase/fortunes.dat b/infobase/fortunes.dat index d5fcbb34..b1280de8 100644 --- a/infobase/fortunes.dat +++ b/infobase/fortunes.dat @@ -18228,8 +18228,6 @@ Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. -- Thomas Alva Edison ~ -Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. -- Benjamin Franklin -~ When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained. @@ -28989,8 +28987,6 @@ failure of human wisdom. ~ Perfect nonviolence is the highest bravery. -- Mahatma Gandhi ~ -There never was a good war or a bad peace. -- Benjamin Franklin -~ There's no honorable way to kill, no gentle way to destroy. There is nothing good in war. Except its ending. -- Abraham Lincoln @@ -44137,3 +44133,72 @@ difference between surviving and thriving. Mindfulness practice can have that effect on your life. -- Christian Dillo, from "The Path of Aliveness: A Contemporary Zen Approach to Awakening Body and Mind", published by Shambhala Publications +~ +There never was a good war nor a bad peace. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +Those who in quarrels interpose, must often wipe a bloody nose. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +He that speaks much, is much mistaken. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +To find out a girl's faults, praise her to her girl friends. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +The cat in gloves catches no mice. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +Does thou love life? +Then do not squander time; +for that's the stuff life is made of. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +There can't be good living where there is not good drinking. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our +country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by +sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy. The turkey +is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +Energy and persistence conquer all things. + -- Benjamin Franklin +~ +Benjamin Franklin's Thirteen Virtues + +Temperance + + moderation in food and drink +Silence + + mentioning only important matters +Order + + proper organization of time and space +Resolution + + accomplishing one's responsibilities +Frugality + + purchasing only worthwhile items and wasting nothing +Industry + + making the most of one's time and energy +Sincerity + + being honest and forthright +Justice + + practicing impartiality and refusing to wrong others +Moderation + + avoiding extremes +Cleanliness + + using good hygiene under sanitary conditions +Tranquility + + remaining calm and composed despite life's obstacles +Chastity + + refusing to allow sex to interfere with one's life +Humility + + avoiding excess pride and haughtiness +~ +