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The Harvard Classics - Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Journal of John Woolman, Fruits of Solitude QUOTES

The Harvard Classics - Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Journal of John Woolman, Fruits of Solitude QUOTES

1 " Dear young people, choose God for your portion; love his truth, and be not ashamed of it; choose for your company such as serve him in uprightness; and shun as most dangerous the conversation of those whose lives are of an ill savor; for by frequenting such company some hopeful young people have come to great loss, and been drawn from less evils to greater, to their utter ruin. In the bloom of youth no ornament is so lovely as that of virtue, nor any enjoyments equal to those which we partake of in fully resigning ourselves to the Divine will. These enjoyments add sweetness to all other comforts, and give true satisfaction in company and conversation, where people are mutually acquainted with it; and as your minds are thus seasoned with the truth, you will find strength to abide steadfast to the testimony of it, and be prepared for services in the church. "

― Charles William Eliot , The Harvard Classics - Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Journal of John Woolman, Fruits of Solitude