I have never entered into any controversy in defense of my philosophical opinions; I leave them to take their chance in the world. If they are right, truth and experience will support them; if wrong, they ought to be refuted and rejected. Disputes are apt to sour one's temper and disturb one's quiet.

He that has not got a wife is not yet a complete man.

I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the least profit by any of them.

Benjamin Franklin Quotes