In going on with these Experiments, how many pretty systems do we buil…

Benjamin Franklin
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In going on with these Experiments, how many pretty systems do we build, which we soon find ourselves oblig'd to destroy! If there is no other Use discover'd of Electricity, this, however, is something considerable, that it may help to make a vain Man humble. ✨ Benjamin Franklin (1972). Benjamin Franklin: a biography in his own words
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