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Intellectual, practical, industrious, capable and genial, combining so many qualities in one mind and with a vast amount of public work achieved, Franklin remains a puzzle, for he seems to have had abundant time to enjoy those social talents which amounted to genius. INTELLECTUAL PRACTICAL INDUSTRIOUS CAPABLE AND GENIAL COMBINING SO MANY QUALITIES IN ONE MIND AND WITH A VAST AMOUNT OF PUBLIC WORK ACHIEVED FRANKLIN REMAINS A PUZZLE FOR HE SEEMS TO HAVE HAD ABUNDANT TIME TO ENJOY THOSE SOCIAL TALENTS WHICH AMOUNTED TO GENIUS
d spent “in the sweet society of a people whose conversation is instructive, whose manners are highly pleasing, and who, above all the nations in the world, have, in the greatest perfection, the art of making themselves beloved by strangers.” Franklin had a great talent for making friends; and one of the greatest pleasures of his life was the enjoyment of his children and grandchildren. He was always ready with a witty retort, and he loved a joke and a hearty laugh. In fact, nothing seemed too large or too small for Benjamin Franklin. Regarding religion, he early revolted against New England Puritanism and went through various stages of belief; but in his old age he had faith in the immortality of the soul. His tolerance led John Adams to say: “The Catholics thought him a Catholic. The Church of England claimed him. The Presbyterians thought him half a Presbyterian, and Friends believed him a wet Quaker.” Of his morals he has himself written, and he prepared a moral code with comments. ARS OF HAPPINESS THAT HE HAD SPENT IN THE SWEET SOCIETY OF A PEOPLE WHOSE CONVERSATION IS INSTRUCTIVE WHOSE MANNERS ARE HIGHLY PLEASING AND WHO ABOVE ALL THE NATIONS IN THE WORLD HAVE IN THE GREATEST PERFECTION THE ART OF MAKING THEMSELVES BELOVED BY STRANGERS FRANKLIN HAD A GREAT TALENT FOR MAKING FRIENDS AND ONE OF THE GREATEST PLEASURES OF HIS LIFE WAS THE ENJOYMENT OF HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN HE WAS ALWAYS READY WITH A WITTY RETORT AND HE LOVED A JOKE AND A HEARTY LAUGH IN FACT NOTHING SEEMED TOO LARGE OR TOO SMALL FOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN REGARDING RELIGION HE EARLY REVOLTED AGAINST NEW ENGLAND PURITANISM AND WENT THROUGH VARIOUS STAGES OF BELIEF BUT IN HIS OLD AGE HE HAD FAITH IN THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL HIS TOLERANCE LED JOHN ADAMS TO SAY THE CATHOLICS THOUGHT HIM A CATHOLIC THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND CLAIMED HIM THE PRESBYTERIANS THOUGHT HIM HALF A PRESBYTERIAN AND FRIENDS BELIEVED HIM A WET QUAKER OF HIS MORALS HE HAS HIMSELF WRITTEN AND HE PREPARED A MORAL CODE WITH COMMENTS
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