I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things. (Benjamin Franklin)

I conceive that the great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by false estimates they have made of the value of things.

Benjamin Franklin

Related topics

false great mankind value things

Related quotes

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. View quote
Winston Churchill
Those who apply themselves too much to little things often become incapable of great ones. View quote
François de La Rochefoucauld
I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well. View quote
Robert Benchley
The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things. View quote
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things. View quote
Luciano Pavarotti