Benjamin Franklin Quotes about Heaven

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Reader, I wish thee Health, Wealth, Happiness, And may kind Heaven thy Year's Industry bless.

Reader, I wish thee Health, Wealth, Happiness, And may kind Heaven thy Year's Industry bless.

Benjamin Franklin

Years, Heaven, Wish

Benjamin Franklin (1849). “Poor Richard's almanac for 1850-52”, p.46

By heaven we understand a state of happiness infinite in degree, and endless in duration.

Benjamin Franklin

Happiness, Heaven, Degrees

You will see in this my notion of good works, that I am far from expecting to merit heaven by them. By heaven we understand a state of happiness, infinite in degree, and eternal in duration. I can do nothing to deserve such rewards... Even the mixed imperfect pleasures we enjoy in this world, are rather from God's goodness than our merit, how much more such happiness of heaven!

Benjamin Franklin

Heaven, Degrees, World

Benjamin Franklin, William Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin ...”, p.2, Printed for H. Colborn