Quotes from Ben Franklin and others

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.
Anger is punishing yourself with mistakes of others.
If something cannot go on forever, it will eventually stop.
A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
A penny saved is a penny earned.
A small leak can sink a great ship.
Never wrestle with a pig. If you do, both of you will get dirty, and the pig will enjoy it.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
The human mind is a lot like the human egg, which has a shut-off device. When one sperm (idea) gets in, it shuts down so the next one can’t get in. … And of course, if you make a public disclosure of your conclusion, you’re pounding it into your own head. This is why organizations solicit public pledges. Hell, it’s the reason for the marriage ceremony.
3 things to bear in mind: 1. Pray like all you do depends on God, work like your life depends on you. 2. Follow the dollar, whoever stands to gain the most is easy to spot. 3. History is written, and reported, by those who win.

Some Quotes from Albert Einstein

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.