For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged, by better information or fuller consideration, to change opinions, even on important subjects, which I once thought right but found to be otherwise. – Benjamin Franklin
He that can take rest is greater than he that can take cities. – Benjamin Franklin
If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles. – Benjamin Franklin
Marriage is the most natural state of man, and… the state in which you will find solid happiness. – Benjamin Franklin
I was born left-handed, but I was made to use my other hand. When I was writing Famished Road, which was very long, I got repetitive stress syndrome. My right wrist collapsed, so I started using my left hand. The prose I wrote with my left hand came out denser, so later on I had to change it. – Ben Okri