Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil so shalt thou always live jollity for a good conscience is a continual Christmas. (Benjamin Franklin)

Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil so shalt thou always live jollity for a good conscience is a continual Christmas.

Benjamin Franklin

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